Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Ciara Tennis
Submission Date Nov. 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Eastern Connecticut State University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
"---" 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:
Margaret Bounds, Director of Sustainability, Connecticut College.
Jennifer Kleindienst, Sustainability Director, Wesleyan University.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Both reviewers were contacted directly via email requesting a peer review of our STARS submission. Upon initial completion of all credits being pursued, they reviewed all actions and noted areas for improvement, revision, or clarification in the review template. Margaret Bounds reviewed the PRE, AC, OP and IN credits, and Jennifer Kleindienst reviewed the EN and PA credits. University Assistant Ciara Tennis then made revisions to the identified credits and noted the changes in the template. The reviewers then reviewed the edits and revisions to ensure all issues has been addressed.

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:
Letters_of_Affirmation.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_ECSU_Review_Template_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:
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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.