Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.82
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Mills College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.18 / 8.00 Joanne Wong
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 2,091.88 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,196 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 129.03 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 88 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 283.43 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,521 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 2,504.34 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4,805 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent ---
Carbon sold or transferred 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 2,504.34 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4,805 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2018 July 1, 2007
End date June 30, 2019 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The ACUPCC directive fell under the auspices of the Mills College Sustainability Committee, formed in 2007 and made up of students, faculty and administration. One of the students on the committee took on the GHG inventory as her senior thesis. Two staff members, the recycling manager and architectural assistant, assisted in data collection and advised on the process. Access to utility, waste, air travel, and commuting data farther back than FY2008 was limited.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 578 582
Number of employees resident on-site 19 18
Number of other individuals resident on-site 57 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,229 1,406
Full-time equivalent of employees 336 410
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 9 0
Weighted Campus Users 1,373.25 1,512

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user 1.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.18 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
42.61

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
882,581 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 14,634 Square feet
Healthcare space 2,100 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 41,900 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
957,949 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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