Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.88
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date April 20, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Babson College
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Shelley Kaplan
Associate VP
Facilities Mgmt & Planning
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Stage III, Years 2021-2030, 70% below 2005 Stage IV, Years 2031-2050, Climate Neutrality ACTIONS 2021-2030 - Enhanced energy efficiency investment - Improved vehicle fuel efficiency 2031-2050 - Purchase quality offsets 2011-2050 - Ongoing focus on shift toward a culture of sustainability - Green planning and green building policies

A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Stage I, Years 2011-2015, 25% below 2005 Stage II, Years 2016-2020, 50% below 2005 ACTIONS 2011-2015 - Energy efficiency investments - Invest in solar power generation 2011-2050 - Ongoing focus on shift toward a culture of sustainability - Green planning and green building policies 2016-2020 - Procurement of electricity from renewable sources

Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:

An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes

List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
All

The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
25% by 2015, 50% by 2020, 70% by 2030, 100% by 2050

The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
June 30, 2005

The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
24,182 MTCO2

The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
June 30, 2015

The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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