Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.57
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Dec. 14, 2020

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Indianapolis
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jessica Davis
Director
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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Internal reviewer: Amber Greaney (IUPUI Graduate Student)
Affiliation: IUPUI Graduate Student
Titles:
Sustainability Analyst Intern - IUPUI Sustainability
Peterson Fellow - IndyGo
President - O'Neill Graduate Student Association

External reviewers: Andrew Predmore and Geory Kurtzhals
Affiliation: Staff, IU Office of Sustainability (SustainIU)
Titles:
Andrew Predmore, Director, SustainIU
Geory Kurtzhals, Sustainability Analyst, SustainIU

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Amber was provided full access to the STARS platform + reviewer sheet. She reviewed each credit for accuracy and completion, tracked notes in the reviewer sheet, and then met with the IUPUI Sustainability reporting team to walk through each item. After each area of concern was corrected, Amber noted such in her tracking document.

Andrew and Geory were provided observer access to STARS. They reviewed each credit and provided commentary via email. IUPUI Sustainability reporting team met, discussed feedback, and made corrections where appropriate.

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:
STARS_Review_Affirmed_AmberGreaney.docx

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_Review_AG_Final_1.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.