Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.74
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Furman University
OP-15: Air Travel

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 2.00 Laura Bain
Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment
David E. Shi Center for Sustainability
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15.1. Air travel reduction and mitigation

Does the institution provide incentives designed to encourage employees to reduce their air travel?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s incentives designed to encourage employees to reduce their air travel:

Furman provides funding that compensates for the time and financial costs incurred while traveling by land or sea, supports extended stays over more frequent and shorter research trips, and/or allows unused travel funds to be transferred into funding for other priorities.


Has the institution adopted restrictive measures designed to reduce the GHG emissions associated with its directly financed air travel?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s restrictive measures designed to reduce its air travel emissions:
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Does the institution have a program designed to mitigate the GHG emissions associated with its directly financed air travel?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s air travel mitigation program:
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Points earned for indicator OP 15.1:
1

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