This is an optional Innovation & Leadership credit. These credits recognize exemplary practices and performance above and beyond what is recognized in standard credits, and may not be relevant to every institution. Scoring in the Innovation and Leadership section is capped at 4 bonus points total. This bonus credit was introduced with STARS Version 2.2. […]
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The AASHE Staff Review Process
As a benefit of paid participation in STARS, all reports submitted for a rating (i.e., Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum) receive AASHE staff support to help ensure the accuracy of reports before they are published. This collaborative review & revision effort also helps to protect the credibility of STARS.A review is conducted by AASHE staff […]
Graduate Program
For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: AC 4: Graduate Program – version 2.2 Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed between STARS 2.1 and 2.2? Minor updates to definitions were made for consistency with other Academic credits. A comprehensive list […]
Immersive Experience
For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: AC 5: Immersive Experience – version 2.2 Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed between STARS 2.1 and 2.2? Minor changes were made to the criteria to align with definitions found in the Academic […]
Points of Distinction
Institutions working in STARS 2.2 have the opportunity to highlight up to three programs or accomplishments that display leadership in sustainability. Participants use this section to help tell their sustainability story and publicize key initiatives whose impact and importance might not otherwise be sufficiently featured in the report. In addition, AASHE may use the responses […]
Clean and Renewable Energy
For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP 6: Clean and Renewable Energy – version 2.2 Frequently Asked Questions Does our electricity grid mix count for this credit? No. The positive impacts associated with a low carbon electricity supply (e.g., a grid […]
Getting Started with STARS: VIDEO
In this video, we will walk you through the basics of the STARS program, it’s benefits and how it works, and provide a behind the scenes look at the STARS Reporting Tool.
What are the basic steps in the reporting process?
The path to a STARS Rating is outlined below and includes documenting your information in the Reporting Tool, checking that it is accurate and fully meets the criteria in the Technical Manual, and submitting a report to AASHE for final review and publication.
How do STARS, THE Impact Rankings and UI GreenMetric compare?
AASHE has produced a document summarizing the major features of the three most widely used international higher education sustainability reporting and assessment frameworks: STARS, UI GreenMetric and THE Impact Ranking. It is intended to highlight the similarities and differences between the platforms and help institutions decide which of these programs to participate in. […]
Using STARS data to support your President’s Climate Leadership Commitment reporting
As a service to STARS participants who are also signatories of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments, Second Nature and AASHE have collaborated to develop a simple process to enable institutions to use their published STARS data to fulfill the Annual Progress Evaluation requirement rather than having to submit a separate report. As described in more […]