Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.18
Liaison Weston Dripps
Submission Date Aug. 19, 2024

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
AC-7: Center for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
n/a 0.00 / Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability

Criteria

7.1 Organized sustainability research center, institute, or unit

An institution earns 6 points when it has at least one organized research center, institute, or equivalent unit that is focused on sustainability and/or on multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and/or transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges. Partial points are available. An institution that does not have a sustainability-focused research center, but does have at least one organized research center, institute, or equivalent unit focused on a subject other than sustainability that produces sustainability research earns 3 points. 

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s programs. 

This credit is focused on entities that are affiliated with the institution, e.g, as demonstrated through the use of the institution’s name and branding. Research entities that are jointly affiliated to one or more other institutions may also qualify. The institution’s participation in sustainability research entities that are affiliated with other institutions is recognized in indicator 8.3. 

To qualify as sustainability-focused, a research-producing entity must have a primary and explicit focus on the concept of sustainability, the interdependence of ecological and social/cultural/economic systems, and/or multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges.


Applicability

Applicable to institutions that host four or more organized research centers, institutes, and/or equivalent units.


Scoring


Measurement

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.