Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 42.88
Liaison Jim Simon
Submission Date June 28, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Gonzaga University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.36 / 10.00 Jim Simon
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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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 No
Waste generated in operations Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
Yes

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

The "Clean Air Cool Planet Calculator" tool is used to determine the GHG emissions inventory for this category.


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?:
No

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 4,992.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6,292 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 362.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 225 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 15,408 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 15,221 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 3,241 2,696
Number of residential employees 56 45
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 7,255 6,823
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,179 1,060
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 714 562

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year June 1, 2014 May 31, 2015
Baseline Year June 1, 2008 May 31, 2009

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

The GHG emissions baseline was adopted in 2008 as the university began to formulate its Climate Action Plan. No data have been collected before this time.


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,724,388 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 4,021 Square feet
Healthcare space 4,738 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 47,572 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 3,586.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 3,981.30 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 0 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":

None


A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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:

Gonzaga University is actively engaging in the replacement of heating systems with more energy efficient systems, updating current lighting with more energy efficient lighting, increasing access to public transit through the bus pass program, and the active investigation of solar panel placement campus buildings.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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