Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.00
Liaison Manon Raby
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

Concordia University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Cassandra Lamontagne
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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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?:
Yes

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

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Karen Oberer, Sustainability Officer, McGill University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Concordia's STARS application was reviewed by Karen Oberer, the Sustainability Officer at McGill University. Concordia in turn had reviewed McGill's STARS application in November 2020.

Concordia had McGill review its application in May 2021 as the original deadline for Concordia's STARS submission had been June 2021. The Academic, Engagement, Planning and Administration and Innovation credits were reviewed at this time. Concordia's STARS deadline was extended until December 2021 to be able to include sustainability initiatives/projects planned for Fall 2021 and allow stakeholders for certain Operations credits more time to collect data.

The feedback provided in the first round of review was incorporated into Concordia's STARS application. A second round of review for AC, EN, PA and IN credits and a first round of review for Operations credits was performed in December 2021. Again, necessary adjustments were made to the credits based on the comments provided by Karen. A second review of Operations credit was then completed.

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:

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:
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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.