Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Michigan State University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Laura Young
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Administration-EVP-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:
Dayne Walling, 3rd party reviewer. 21st Century Performance, LLC.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The Reviewer received the STARS 2.2 technical manual as well as the 2019 report as an introduction to the STARS Process. A checklist was made of all credits in addition to the templates used for credit review (provided by AASHE) to track progress of review for all parties. Early versions of credits were reviewed and discussed, at which point the authors of the credits took feedback and revised their credit response. Further work on credit review was then done in the pre-submission review templates. The review process consisted of the independent reviewer:
- Reading the content of each credit and reviewing the narrative for completeness
- Reviewing credits for clarity
- Affirming credit alignment with the technical guidance
All comments were recorded on the review sheet and when needed, meetings were held to discuss the review process. Any questions brought up by reviewers were clarified with data providers, and responses were edited accordingly. No credits were submitted without approval from the reviewer.

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:
MSU_STARS_2.2_DW_External_Review_Letter_2022.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
MSU_STARS_2.2_Review_Template_01.21.20_2022_Submission.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.