| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
IL-6: Sustainability Research Inventory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Has the institution conducted a comprehensive inventory of its research within the previous three years to identify the sustainability challenges or SDGs addressed by each project, publication, and/or researcher?:
Copy of the sustainability research inventory:
Description of the methodology used to complete the research inventory:
Western research projects were examined and reviewed using project data downloaded from COGNIT.CA and keyword analysis to determine if an how each project related to the UN SDGs.
"Cognit.ca is a tool for businesses, non-profits, governments and others who want to access the experts, facilities and/or intellectual property that exists on campuses across Canada. Cognit.ca does this by analyzing over 200,000 research projects, hundreds of facilities and more than ten of thousand of pieces of IP to identify the most relevant institutions, researchers, facilities and licensing opportunities for a given search term."
The keyword search was done using terms and phrases that would specifically highlight research that either directly or indirectly related to Sustainability. These were then reviewed for inclusion into the inventory, and added as appropriate.
This inventory can also be accessed online at: https://sustainability.uwo.ca/academics/inventory_research.html
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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.