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

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
IL-6: Sustainability Research Inventory

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability

Criteria

An institution earns 1 bonus point when it has conducted a comprehensive inventory of its research within the previous three years to identify the sustainability challenges or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressed by each project, publication, and/or researcher. 

Measurement

Report on comprehensive research inventories completed within the previous three years. To qualify, the process used to complete the inventory must be inclusive of all academic employees that conduct research, all funded research projects, and/or all published scholarly work. Community-based research and engaged scholarship should be included to the extent feasible. A list of suggested keywords to help identify sustainability challenges is available for download from the STARS website.


Applicability

This credit is optional.


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.