Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.91
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2022

STARS v2.2

Calvin University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Tom Hartzell
Campus Sustainability Program Coordinator
Ecosystem Preserve
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
Yes

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

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Tom Hartzell, Campus Sustainability Program Coordinator, Calvin University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
During the 2022 fall semester, two student interns - Eleanor Ludwig and Shawn Sackey - contacted Responsible Parties and helped them collect and enter all necessary data.
Once they had everything entered, Tom Hartzell conducted a credit-by-credit audit to check for inconsistencies, add supplemental information, etc. before making the final submission to AASHE

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:
reviewer-statement-Hartzell-2022.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Calvin_2022.xlsx

Optional

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:
STARS review template has minimal comments. Due to the nature of our internal review, most of the issues had been identified and addressed before coming across this credit and associated spreadsheet. It would be helpful in future versions to pull this review piece out and make it more evident that it is a necessary step.

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.