Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.70
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Dec. 2, 2021

STARS v2.2

Texas A&M University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Kelly Wellman
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability & Campus Enrichment
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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:
Thomas Jistel, Sustainability Graduate Assistant, Office of Sustainability - Thomas was recently hired and was not involved in any aspect of our report.
Ben Kalscheur, Sustainability Assistant Manager, Office of Sustainability - Respondent to issues found in the review.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
We utilized an internal reviewer to complete the Pre-Submission Review process. Thomas Jistel was recently hired and served as an independent reviewer because he was not involved in the data collection process. Thomas used the provided template to go through each credit. Once complete, the review was turned in to Ben Kalscheur and he addressed comments and provided responses. Thomas went back through the report to ensure comments were addressed and re-returned the completed form to finish the review process.

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_2020_Pre-Submission_Review_Affirmation_-_Thomas.docx.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2021_2.2_Review_Template_Thomas_Final.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.