Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.93
Liaison Emily Zabanah
Submission Date Feb. 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Seneca Polytechnic
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Paula Echeveste
Sustainability Specialist - Engagement & Outreach
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?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Emily Zabanah, Sustainability Project & Research Assistant, Seneca Polytechnic

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The Sustainability Specialists at Seneca were responsible for each of their respective STARS categories. Once they finished a credit, they would mark it as complete in a shared team spreadsheet. The team also hosted bi-weekly STARS meetings where progress would be shared, any questions would be addressed and a review of the STARS review template would be done.

Emily completed reviews of each credit on a rolling basis and would use the meetings to update team members on any inconsistencies or edits needed before approval and submission was completed. Closer to submission, summary emails were sent to inform team members of credits that were finalized or required edits and/or changes.

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:
Reporting_Assurance_Letter.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_Reporting_Assurance_Spreadsheet.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.