Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 81.87
Liaison Rania Assariotaki
Submission Date Feb. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

The American College of Greece
OP-9: Landscape Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Ourania Assariotaki
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total campus area:
23.79 Hectares

Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
Area (double-counting is not allowed)
Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides 23.79 Hectares
Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed 0 Hectares
Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices 0 Hectares
Total area of managed grounds 23.79 Hectares

If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:

A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:
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Organic program

Percentage of grounds managed organically:
100

If reporting an organic program, provide:

A brief description of the organic landscape management program:
The Technical Services within the Office of Human resources operate with accordance to organic and biological standards for maintaining the campus grounds as do the ISS facilities services contractors. Most of the campus empty area is heavily forested and there is only minimal tending and/or maintaining.
https://www.issworld.com/en/services/services-we-offer/capital-projects
https://www.issworld.com/en/about/corporate-responsibility/our-approach
Also, ISS is featured in the list of those organizations that have the Green Seal:
https://certified.greenseal.org/facility/iss-facility-services

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program 

Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
0

If reporting an IPM program, provide:

A copy of the IPM plan or program:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
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A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program 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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