AASHE is pleased to announce the launch of the STARS Community in AASHE Connect, the online platform for higher education sustainability leaders to connect, communicate and collaborate with peers. This new community is the perfect place to ask questions, brainstorm ideas, and share resources with other STARS participants. To join the discussion, log into the […]
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Get to Know the New STARS Website and Benchmarking Tool
The STARS website was redesigned to make it easier for institutions to learn about STARS, get support during the reporting process and more.
Earn your STARS rating faster: Avoid the most common mistakes
If you’ve submitted a STARS report in the last couple of years, then you know what it’s like to hit that submit button and then sit back and wait. After each report is submitted, AASHE staff provide a review of about a third of all credits to ensure that credit criteria are satisfied. This review […]
Preview STARS 2.2, the next version of the rating system
AASHE is pleased to make available a preview of STARS 2.2, to be formally launched this spring. A Summary of Changes is also available. Please note that this is not an official release. We are making this advance copy available in response to participant requests to have access to the new version for planning purposes. […]
STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp webinar series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, Princeton Review and Sierra data sharing deadlines. Every STARS 2.1 report undergoes a standard collaborative review and revision process intended to […]
Act by March 1, 2019 to be included in Sierra magazine’s Cool Schools ranking and The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
Since 2012, AASHE has collaborated with Sierra and The Princeton Review to allow colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada 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. The deadline for inclusion in both rankings, […]
New Streamlined Review Template Now Available
STARS includes incentives to encourage institutions to complete an assurance process that successfully identifies and resolves inconsistencies prior to submitting its STARS Report. To help facilitate pre-submission assurance, AASHE publishes a STARS Review Template. The template highlights common issues that AASHE staff have identified during standard post-submission reviews. Download the revised STARS Review Template in MS […]
Interview with Colorado State University, the 1st STARS Platinum Rated Institution
President’s Sustainability Commission, Co-Chair, Tonie Miaymoto talks about how they were the first college in the world to achieve the Platinum STARS Rating and more.
AASHE Releases the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index
The Sustainable Campus Index highlights the most sustainable colleges and universities in 17 impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).