Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.54
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date Sept. 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

Virginia Commonwealth University
IN-26: Nitrogen Footprint

Status Score Responsible Party
n/a 0.00 /

Criteria

Institution has calculated and publicly reported on its nitrogen footprint within the previous three years.

The nitrogen footprint includes utilities, food consumption, fertilizer use and transportation and may also include food production and research animals, if applicable.


Applicability

This credit is optional and may be earned by any institution that meets the criteria.


Scoring

An institution earns 0.5 bonus points for calculating and publicly reporting on its nitrogen footprint. Partial points are not available.


Measurement

Report on the most recent nitrogen footprint completed with the three years prior to the anticipated date of submission.

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.