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Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)

Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). A Comparative Tool for Evaluating Campus Sustainability www.aashe.org/stars. Goals of STARS. Provide a guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors of higher education

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Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)

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  1. Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) A Comparative Tool forEvaluating Campus Sustainability www.aashe.org/stars

  2. Goals of STARS • Provide a guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors of higher education • Enable meaningful comparisons across and within institutions • Create incentives for continual improvement • Facilitate information sharing • Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community

  3. Elements of STARS • Checklist of indicators (similar to LEED) • Two tiers of indicators • Thresholds of achievement • Guidance and resources • Comprehensive – all campus sectors • Transparency (public reporting and access) • Outside certification optional • Rating good for 3 years • Pilot phase begins in 2008; version 1.0 in 2009

  4. Categories of Credits • Education & Research • Operations • Administration & Finance

  5. Rating v. Assessment • Assessment: • Evaluation of many sustainability practices • Able to compare individual metrics • No aggregation • Rating: • Aggregation of many sustainability indicators • Point values assigned to allow aggregating • Total score (single metric) determines “rating”

  6. Why “Rating” Not “Ranking”? A rating system: • Allows for more in depth questions • Provides a clear standard, while ranking creates a moving target • Generally more transparent • Only gives positive recognition • Can be self-funding • More inclusive

  7. What is Sustainability? • Many variations on a definition • STARS uses concepts common to most: • Simultaneous consideration of environmental, economic, and equity issues in all decisions • Intergenerational equity • Common goals of healthy environments, thriving communities, meaningful livelihoods

  8. Get Involved in STARS • Become a reviewer • Join AASHE-Rating discussion list • Information: www.aashe.org/stars • Project Manager: Judy Walton – judy@aashe.org

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