Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.54
Liaison Jane Stewart
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Washington and Lee University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.40 / 3.00 Jane Stewart
Energy Specialist
Treasurer's office
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
We use the Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform (SIMAP, https://unhsimap.org/cmap/reports/annual), submitting a report annually on May 1, including data through the most recently completed fiscal year.

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 GHG inventory verification process:
All inputs are supplied by the parties directly responsible for those inputs, then reviewed by a supervisor in that department, and then entered into SIMAP by the Director of Sustainability. The annual report is shared with senior administration, including the University President, and made available on the Sustainability Office website. Students and other campus community members are encouraged to access the report.
W&L has also engaged SIMAP staff in a Data Review to verify our reporting meets best practice standards.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 6,229.72 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 294.92 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,524.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 6,305.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,305.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel No ---
Commuting Yes 1,617.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 34.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 2,881.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 1,273.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
5,806.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Our Scope 3 emissions include solid waste; waste water; paper purchasing; student, faculty and staff daily commuting; Fuel and Energy related Activities (FERA), and Transmission and Distribution Losses.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
No

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) ---
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) ---
Particulate matter (PM) ---
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources ---
Area sources ---
Mobile sources ---
Commuting ---
Off-site electricity production ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
W&L reports annual natural gas consumption at the central heating plant to the Department of Environmental Quality, but this report does not include a detailed breakdown of pollutants.

Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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