Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.92
Liaison Leila Lamoureux
Submission Date Dec. 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Babson College
OP-6: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.75 / 16.00 Leila Lamoureux
Director, Sustainability and Campus Utilization
Facilities
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6.1 Greenhouse gas emissions inventory and disclosure

Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions inventory
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Copy of the institution’s GHG emissions inventory:
Gordian-FY23_Babson_Sustainability_Prelim__To_Send.pdf

Online location of the institution’s GHG emissions inventory:
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Performance year for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
2023

Description of the methodology or calculator used to conduct the scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions inventory:

Energy consumption is reported on a monthly basis, then aggregated for annual consumption. This annual consumption is converted to GHG using the US EPA greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator. Commuter data is collected by the Sustainability Office and Procurement Office via the SIMAP tool.


Scope 1 GHG emissions

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required:

Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion:
4,239 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG emissions from mobile combustion:
253 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG process emissions:
98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG fugitive emissions:
27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required:

Which of the following methods were used to quantify the institution’s scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Location-based

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of electricity (market-based):
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If using a location-based or dual reporting method, the following field is also required:

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of electricity (location-based):
8,732 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of heating and cooling:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
13,349 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Biogenic emissions 

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required: 

Does the institution’s GHG emissions accounting method separate out biogenic emissions for disclosure purposes?:
No

GHG emissions from biogenic sources:
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Scope 3 GHG emissions
Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel:
10,231 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from commuting?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from commuting:
3,030 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services:
192 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from capital goods?:
Not at all

Scope 3 GHG emissions from capital goods:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2:
864 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from upstream transportation and distribution?:
Not at all

Scope 3 GHG emissions from upstream transportation and distribution:
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Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from waste generated in operations?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from waste generated in operations:
103 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions in all other applicable categories identified in the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from other applicable categories identified in the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard:
12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If any scope 3 activities have been quantified, the following field is also required:

Description of the methodologies used to identify and account for the institution’s relevant scope 3 activities:

The Facilities Office collected the information and used the SIMAP tool. Business Travel: Data includes travel procured through a travel agency. Does not include individually purchased trip using p-card Commuting: Based on January 2024 commuter survey, fitted to population data as appropriate Purchased Goods and Services: Includes office paper Waste: Includes recycling, compost, and trash Fuel & Energy Related Activities: T&D losses for electricity Other: Wastewater


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 6.1:
2.50

6.2 Greenhouse gas emissions per square meter

Peer group:
Master’s colleges and universities

Gross floor area of building space:
166,736.82 Square meters

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of floor area:
80.06 Kilograms per square meter

Points earned for indicator OP 6.2:
1.73

6.3 Greenhouse gas emissions per person

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
3,597

Full-time equivalent of employees:
895

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Full-time equivalent students and employees:
4,492

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per person:
2,971.73 Kilograms of CO2 equivalent

Points earned for indicator OP 6.3:
1.47

6.4 Adjusted net greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon sinks

Report figures for the performance year. If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required. Non-additional sequestration does not qualify as a carbon sink for scoring purposes, but may be reported in the optional field provided. 

Third party certified carbon offsets:
584 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Description of the institution’s third party certified carbon offsets:

Purchased certified carbon offsets as part of our Horn Complex renovation


Carbon storage from on-site composting:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Description of the institution’s carbon storage from on-site composting:
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Carbon sold or transferred:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration on institution-owned land:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Baseline emissions
Does the institution have baseline scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions data?:
Yes

Copy of the institution’s baseline GHG emissions inventory:
Babson_most_recent_Climate_Action_Plan.pdf

Online location of the institution’s baseline GHG emissions inventory:
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Baseline year for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
2005

Narrative outlining when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

The greenhouse gas baseline was adopted as part of the Babson's submission to ACUPCC and for the college's Climate Action Plan


Baseline scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
17,299 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:

Net carbon sinks:
503.94 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Adjusted net scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
12,765 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from baseline:
26.21

Points earned for indicator OP 6.4:
1.05

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:
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Additional documentation for this credit:
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