The draft Buildings & Grounds credits for STARS 3.0 are now open for public comment through December 31, 2021. Materials Access the credit language and comment form here. Process and Timeline AASHE is currently developing the second major revision of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS): version 3.0. The vision for STARS 3.0 […]
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Call for STARS Governance Applications
Applications are currently being accepted for the AASHE Advisory Council (AC) and the STARS Steering Committee (SC) through Oct. 22, 2021. Technical Committees of the AC are the primary source for input and insight regarding the content of STARS credits. The SC approves updates and revisions to the technical content of STARS, including each new version, […]
Public Comment on STARS 3.0: Transportation
The draft Transportation credits for STARS 3.0 are now open for public comment through October 31, 2021. Materials Draft Transportation credits Public comment submission form Process and Timeline AASHE is currently developing the second major revision of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS): version 3.0. The vision for STARS 3.0 is available on […]
STARS Sessions at GCSHE 2021
The failure of many entities to respond effectively to a deadly pandemic, coming at a time when society is already reeling from intensifying climate-related disasters, ongoing systemic racism and rising authoritarianism, has resulted in profound apprehension about the future. With a theme of “The future is …”, this year’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher […]
STARS Update: May 2021
Access the STARS Update for May 2021 here. Contents AASHE Welcomes Two New Platinum Institutions STARS 3.0 Development Study Documents the Positive Impacts of STARS Last Day to Submit Under STARS 2.1 is May 30 Hardship Discount Resources You can subscribe to the quarterly STARS Update via the AASHE Portal. If don’t already have a […]
AASHE Welcomes Two New STARS Platinum Institutions
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and University of California, Berkeley are the latest institutions to earn a Platinum rating under the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). These accomplishments highlight recent sustainability advancements these institutions have made, both on campus and in their respective communities. State University of […]
May 30, 2021 is the Last Day to Submit Under STARS 2.1
STARS 2.1 will be retired at the end of this month in favor of STARS 2.2, which was released in 2019. If your institution is planning to submit a report under version 2.1, it must do so before May 31, 2021. Otherwise, a user with administrative access should upgrade to version 2.2 from within the […]
Study Documents the Positive Impacts of STARS
A recently published article in the Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Minutolo, Ivanova, & Cong, M. 2021: Signaling sustainability: impact that learning how to report has on enrollment, endowment and emissions of North American higher education institutions) has found that using STARS as a reporting framework results in improved institutional performance: In summary, the results from this […]
STARS Reports Shared with The Princeton Review
A list of STARS Reports that have been shared with The Princeton Review to inform its 2021 Guide to Green Colleges is posted below. Information about eligibility and timeframes is available in the STARS Help Center. If you have any questions about reporting to The Princeton Review, including the identity of the designated data contact for […]
Data Sharing Deadline: March 5, 2021
AASHE has a longstanding collaboration with Sierra and The Princeton Review to allow colleges and universities to use the STARS Reporting Tool to share their sustainability data for potential inclusion in Sierra’s Cool Schools ranking and The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges. We are following the same process in 2021 as in the previous […]