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Measuring Sustainability Performance with STARS

Measuring Sustainability Performance with STARS. AASHE ’ s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System AACC Conference April 22, 2012. What we do: Advance Sustainability Who we are: Acknowledged Thought Leader   How we advance sustainability: Provide invaluable resources

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Measuring Sustainability Performance with STARS

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  1. Measuring Sustainability Performance with STARS AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System AACC Conference April 22, 2012

  2. What we do: Advance Sustainability • Who we are: Acknowledged Thought Leader   • How we advance sustainability: • Provide invaluable resources • Engage a diverse and inspired community

  3. What is AASHE? • An association of colleges & universities working to create a sustainable future for all. • Over 870 campus members and 260 business and nonprofit associate members. • Serves administrators, faculty, staff and students • Programming includes professional development, resources, direction-setting programs, and community networking

  4. How We Communicate AASHE Bulletin Online Discussion Forums Blog www.aashe.org

  5. Annual Conference October 14-17, 2012 Los Angeles

  6. A voluntary, self-reporting framework • A guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors of higher education. • A common standard of measurement for sustainability in higher education. • A tool that promotes a comprehensive understanding of sustainability that includes its social, economic and environmental dimensions.

  7. “You can’t brag about what you can’t measure.” - Sadie Ross, SUNY Empire State College

  8. The Higher Education Associations’ Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) called upon AASHE to create a campus sustainability assessment tool. STARS Pilot Project Ends STARS Pilot Project Begins 2010 2006 2007 2009 2011 2008 2012 STARS 0.4 STARS 0.5 STARS 1.0 STARS 1.1 STARS Timeline *STARS 2.0 estimated to launch in 2013 *Continuous research since Oct. 2006 to further develop STARS credits STARS 1.2

  9. STARS Founding Partners & Partner Organizations

  10. Collaboration vs. Competition- Rating NOT Ranking- STARS focuses on sharing sustainability information- Created in collaboration with the higher education community

  11. Who can Participate?

  12. STARS Credits

  13. Credit Outline • Credit Rationale • Criteria • Applicability • Scoring • Reporting Fields • Measurement • Standards & Terms

  14. Scoring ER = 30 pts. OP = 25 pts. PAE = 25 pts. • Final score calculated by average of 3 categories plus total Innovation Credits. • Highest possible score is 104 • Innovation credits recognize: • Creative and innovative strategies implemented on campuses • Areas where a campus has exceeded credit criteria • Letter of affirmation required Average = 30 pts. + 2 Innovation pts. Total = 32 pts. STARS Bronze!

  15. STARS Ratings

  16. STARS Reporter • Flexibility • Recognition • Incremental progress

  17. STARS, LEED, and ACUPCC Education & Research Buildings & Operations (LEED) Climate (ACUPCC)

  18. STARS Process Step-by-Step • Register at stars.aashe.org • Compile required documentation as noted in the STARS Technical Manual and Reporting Tool • Submit for a STARS rating • Share your story • Renew participation in STARS Note: a STARS rating is valid for 3 years before it expires

  19. Availability of STARS Data

  20. Accuracy of STARS Data There are three ways to ensure STARS data are accurate: A Responsible Party is required to sign off on each individual credit. The President or Chancellor is required to submit a letter with the STARS submission verifying the accuracy of the information. All information institutions share will be posted publicly on AASHE's website.

  21. A STARS subscription is 12-months. Submission of first STARS Report is encouraged within one year. STARS ratings are valid for three years.

  22. Benefits of Participating • Earn recognition • Streamline reporting • Benchmark with peers • Collaborate across campus • Access to the online Reporting Tool • Save time and money in developing a sustainability plan or report

  23. How is STARS Different? • Open to any institution of higher education • Only offers positive recognition • Transparent • Self-assessment • Encompasses sustainability, not just environmental indicators • Created by the higher education community

  24. STARS Registration Fees New Registrants:AASHE Member …………………$900Non-Member ……………….……$1,400 International Pilot Participants....….Free Renewing Participants: AASHE Member …………………$450Non-Member ……………….……$700 Register on-line at stars.aashe.org

  25. STARS Governance Structure

  26. Continuous Improvement February 2012 - STARS 1.2 Sometime in 2013 - STARS 2.0

  27. Thank You! Questions? • Email stars@aashe.org • Call (303) 395 1332 • Subscribe to the STARS Update & AASHE Bulletin (www.aashe.org/user/newsletters) • Post a question to the AASHE Campus Sustainability Discussion Forums (www.aashe.org/forums) • Post to the Campus Sustainability Perspectives Blog (www.aashe.org/blog)

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