Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 83.87
Liaison Yolanda Cieters
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Seattle University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Yolanda Cieters
Associate Director
CEJS
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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:
Jeff Bousson, Sustainability Officer, Central Washington University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
CEJS staff and students at Seattle University collected and analyzed the required data for each credit in the STARS report and assured the integrity of the data by multiple cross-checking.

The STARS data was then provided to Jeff Bousson, sustainability officer at Central Washington University. Jeff reviewed the report in full using the STARS technical manual and the PA4-Reporting Assurance-Review template provided in the STARS manual. He confirmed that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting the report to AASH​E. The completed review Excel sheet is attached to this credit.

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:
Affirmation-_STARS_External_Review_Jeff_Bousson_02-29-2024.docx

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_External_Review_Jeff_Bousson_02-29-2024.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.