Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date March 30, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Babson College
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Asheen Phansey
Director of Sustainability
President's Office
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Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
Yes

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

AASHE, Second Nature, UN PRME


Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
Yes

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

Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC)


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

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

Poster presented at AASHE 2016 and workshop given at AASHE 2017.

Babson also co-hosted the NECSC 2016 conference with Wellesley College.


Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
No

A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):
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Has the institution had staff, students or faculty 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):

Babson co-hosted of the NECSC 2016 conference.


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:

Babson's Sustainability Office works with both MassBay Community College (though site visits, best practices sharing) and Olin College (best practices area) to support their sustainability efforts.

Babson has also supported the sustainability efforts in the Wellesley Public Schools.


Has the institution had staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
Yes

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

Through its Tri-Campus Sustainability Certificate program, Babson regularly works with Wellesley and Olin Colleges to organize cross-registration courses on sustainability, as well as the co-taught introduction and synthesis courses.

Babson also works informally with Wellesley College to share best practices between campuses. Babson and Wellesley also worked together to streamline their move-out donation programs.


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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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