Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.97
Liaison Holly Andersen
Submission Date May 13, 2021

STARS v2.2

Bennington College
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 1.00 Holly Andersen
Project Manager
Planning Office
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Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
No

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
This year of COVID, everyone has been working long hours and in difficult situations. I have the lion share of the information in this reporting in emails, though some was gathered from zoom meetings and on-line format for emissions reporting. I attest that this information is accurate to the best of my abilities. This reporting is important for the earth and for my College. I am happy to respond and answer any questions. At present I am remiss to take valuable time away from Senior Staff between COVID, managing on campus living, and many staff changes on campus. I solely attest that this reporting is indeed accurate.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Once the information was gathered by students and myself, this information was inputted into the reporting tool. I have back up for this reporting should it be needed.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
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Completed STARS Review Template:
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We are a small liberal arts college with no endowment and so we utilize our internal structures. All the demand on staff and faculty's time I did not ask them to review the whole report, just to provide the information to add into the reporting tool.

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