Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.21
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date June 9, 2023

STARS v2.2

Boston University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Stephen Ellis
Director, Data Analytics
BU Sustainability
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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?:
Yes

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

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Dennis Carlberg, AVP for University Sustainability; BU Sustainability
Lisa Tornatore, Sustainability Director; BU Sustainability
Liz Campbell, Director; Analytical Services & Institutional Research
Chen Shen, Sr. Institutional Research Analyst, Institutional Research
Derek Howe, SVP of Operations, Operations
Grace Newsom, Sustainability Ambassador, BU Sustainability
Isabel Toldi, Intern, BU Sustainability

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Although Carlberg's and Tornatore's names show up as responsible parties in the report, the Data Manager (Stephen Ellis) and the interns supervised by him are the curators of the content for the FY2021/2022 STARS report.

BU Sustainability starts with an internal review within the department, then Institutional Research (IR), finally Operations.

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:
Completed STARS Review Template:
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:
This represents FY2021/2022 BU Metrics.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.