Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.88
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Mount Union
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.09 / 10.00 Chuck McClaugherty
Director of Center for Envi. Sci.
Brumbaugh Ctr Envi Sci
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel Yes
Commuting Yes
Purchased goods and services No
Capital goods No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes
Waste generated in operations Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

We use the Clean Air-Cool Planet's Campus Carbon Calculator.


Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:

Prepared by institutional research office and evaluated by chair of Sustainability Management Advisory Committee (SMAC) and staff and then reviewed by Sustainability Management Advisory Committee (internal)


Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 5,587 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,215 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 244 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 142 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 9,928 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9,764 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration 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
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:

n/a


A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:

n/a


A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:

n/a


A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

n/a


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,663 1,627
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 2,225 2,140
Full-time equivalent of employees 429 413
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

Baseline was chosen as the year before we created a sustainability task force


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,167,855 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 23,652 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 8,830 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 937 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 1,293 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 1,511 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":

n/a


A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data entered by Leah Graham, data received from Ron Crowl, Associate Vice President for Business Affairs, Chief Planning Officer


Data entered by Leah Graham, data received from Ron Crowl, Associate Vice President for Business Affairs, Chief Planning Officer

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