Bennington College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	1,572.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,859.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	104.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	93.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	43.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	700 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	2,025 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	1,720.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4,677.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	1,720.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4,677.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	July 1, 2020	Oct. 1, 2013
End date	June 30, 2021	Oct. 1, 2014

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	503	600
Number of employees resident on-site	24	250
Number of other individuals resident on-site	39	10
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	841	646
Full-time equivalent of employees	312	115
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	136	0
Weighted Campus Users	933.50	860

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user	1.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	5.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	517 Square meters
Healthcare space	128.86 Square meters
Other energy intensive space	2,421.89 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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