Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.19
Liaison Margaret Bounds
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Connecticut College
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Margaret Bounds
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
"---" 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?:
External audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Amherst College

Patrick McKee
Interim Director, Office of Sustainability
University of Connecticut

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
We put out a request on the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium listserv for individuals willing to complete an external STARS review. We had four replies and we selected the three above to do our review. Weston Dripps reviewed the PRE, AC and EN credits. Patrick McKee reviewed the OP, PA and IN credits. We created a tracking spreadsheet with a list of all the STARS credits that were marked as "in progress," "complete," "not applicable," or "not pursuing" as we worked on our submission. As they were complete, the reviewers were able to complete the first review. As we responded to the review comments we noted that in this tracking spreadsheet. The reviewers then confirmed that the second review was complete. The reviewers used the same STARS Review Template file to provide their feedback and mark credits as meeting criteria, having suggested revisions, or needing revision before submission.

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:
Conn_College_STARS_Letter_of_Affirmation_-_McKee.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
2024_PA_4_Conn_College_STARS_2.2_Review_Template_.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):
ConnCollege_Letter_of_Affirmation_Dripps.pdf

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:
The two reviewers used the same review template document and split the credits up between themselves as described in the intro sheet.

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.