Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 71.04 |
Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
Submission Date | Oct. 19, 2023 |
Bentley University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.29 / 3.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Yes
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Bentley employs Gordian, a facilities asset advising firm which conducts our GHG emissions analysis independently using the SIMAP. The Office of Sustainability staff collects data from various university offices which is submitted to Gordian for the carbon footprint calculation process.
Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
Our submitted data onto the SIMAP tool is verified by Gordian annually and analyzed independently. They are our independent, external third party.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 3,735 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 168 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
3,903
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 1,033 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 1,053 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 245 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 66 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
2,397
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
- In FY22 we included faculty/staff directly financed air travel and and study abroad air travel in the business travel category.
- Commuting includes student commuting and faculty/staff commuting from the inventory.
- We collect data on paper purchasing emissions, but did not report it since it is not full data from purchasing. Paper purchases emissions in FY22 were 32 MTCDE.
- Commuting includes student commuting and faculty/staff commuting from the inventory.
- We collect data on paper purchasing emissions, but did not report it since it is not full data from purchasing. Paper purchases emissions in FY22 were 32 MTCDE.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
No
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 0 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 0 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 0 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 Tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | No |
Area sources | No |
Mobile sources | No |
Commuting | No |
Off-site electricity production | No |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Bentley does not have a central plant or decentralized plants on campus.
All buildings contain boilers for hot water. 33% of the campus building portfolio is heated via electric heat while 67% is heated via hot water (gas boilers in each building). The university has back-up generators that are tested on a schedule and infrequently used.
Bentley's EHS professional completes a source registration every three years and submits the report to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. This process has consistently confirmed that Bentley's stationary emissions are far below the reporting threshold as such it has been concluded that the campus does not have a significant air emissions from stationary sources.
All buildings contain boilers for hot water. 33% of the campus building portfolio is heated via electric heat while 67% is heated via hot water (gas boilers in each building). The university has back-up generators that are tested on a schedule and infrequently used.
Bentley's EHS professional completes a source registration every three years and submits the report to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. This process has consistently confirmed that Bentley's stationary emissions are far below the reporting threshold as such it has been concluded that the campus does not have a significant air emissions from stationary sources.
Optional Fields
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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