Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 91.10
Liaison Alex Davis
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2023

STARS v2.2

Arizona State University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jenae Camacho
Sustainability Analyst
University Sustainability Practices
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Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
The PLuS Alliance
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes
Second Nature University Climate Change Coalition
University Global Coalition


Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):

PAC-12 Sustainability Group
Arizona University Sustainability Summit
Arizona Recycling Coalition


Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):

Pac-12 Sports and Sustainability Conference, University of Utah. UT in June 2022
Presentation Type: 30-Minute Session
Kelsey Gaude

ASU Commission on the Status of Women Professional Development Conference, Tempe, AZ in October 2022
Presentation Type: Speaker
Alex Davis

ASU Commission on the Status of Women Professional Development Conference, Tempe, AZ in October 2022
Presentation Type: Speaker
Stephanie Georgiou and Paige Strickland

SRP Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators in May 2022
Presentation Type: Speaker
Sarah Porter

SRP Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators in May 2022
Presentation Type: Speaker
Rhett Larson

SRP Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators in May 2022
Presentation Type: Speaker
Karen Bradshaw


Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
No

A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
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Has the institution had employees or students serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):

AASHE Advisory Council:
o Alex Davis, Assistant Director, University Sustainability Practices (through December 2023)

Sustainable Cities Network
o Anne Reichman, Director

International Association for Urban Climate
o Ariane Middel, serving as President 2022-2026

US Global Change Research (SGCR) Program
o Osvaldo Sala, Committee Member

Arizona Forward
o Cecilia Riviere, serving on Board of Directors as Secretary

Arizona Recycling Coalition
o Jake Swanson, Membership Chair and Erin Murphy, Policy Chair


Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
Yes

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:

ASU's University Sustainability Practices staff have participated in the AASHE mentoring program to mentor sustainability staff at another higher education institution.

Stephanie Georgiou is currently a mentor to Nevada State College where she is helping to further the development of the Nevada State College sustainability program by working with Laura Rosales Lagarde, Jennifer Edmonds and two students.

Alex Davis mentored Rolando Martinez at Florida International University from October 2021 to January 2022 (Rolando moved on from working in higher education).


Has the institution had employees or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
Yes

A brief description of the peer review activities:

ASU staff served as peer reviewers for John Jay College of Criminal Justice in March 2021.

Additional plans have been made for ASU to serve as a peer reviewer for UCLA and the University of Arizona in the spring/summer of 2023.


A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :

Center for an Arizona Carbon-Neutral Economy:
An ASU-based center that will host the newly formed coalition consisting of the three public universities within Arizona (Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University) and four energy providers (Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Southwest Gas and Tucson Electric Power). The coalition’s goal is to achieve a carbon-neutral economy in Arizona. One of the first projects is creating a regional clean hydrogen hub.

Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability Center:
Faculty, staff and students from eight institutions partner to pursue strategies and programs to accomplish the reduction of human dependence on mined phosphorus by 25% within 25 years.


Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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