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Certifying High-Performing and Sustainable Parking Structures on Campus: A Parksmart Workshop

  • AASHE (PA)
  • International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) (VA)

Parksmart is the world’s only certification program that defines, measures, and recognizes high-performing, sustainable garages. Developed by industry experts, Parksmart offers a roadmap for new and existing parking facilities ...

  • Posted March 13, 2024
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How To Accelerate Your Institution’s Scope 3 Emissions Reductions

  • Catawba College (NC)
  • AASHE (PA)
  • GreenPlaces (NC)

With campus leaders facing mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions, many institutions are struggling to measure and manage scope 3 emissions. Data collection is highly manual, and many institutions simply ...

  • Posted March 6, 2024
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The Rocky Path to MSU's Campus Sustainability Framework

  • Montana State University (MT)

In 2021, Montana State University pivoted away from a static Sustainability Plan, instead adopting the MSU Sustainability Framework, which consists of three long term sustainability targets and a new high-level ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Paving the Way to a Living Plan: CSUN's Road Map to Sustainability 2033

  • California State University, Northridge (CA)

CSUN introduced its 10-year sustainability plan in June 2023, following a year-long collaboration with consultants. What sets this plan apart is the implementation of innovative sustainability tracking software, which transforms ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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STARS Town Hall

  • California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
  • The New School (NY)
  • AASHE (PA)

The STARS Town Hall, hosted by AASHE staff and STARS Steering Committee members, provides an opportunity to learn about the most significant changes planned for STARS 3.0 and ask ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Small but Mighty: Designing Micro Projects for Outsized Impact

  • Davidson College (NC)
  • East Carolina University (NC)
  • University of Georgia (GA)

Small-scale projects can feel like a distraction. With limited resources and unlimited potential projects, focusing on big picture priorities like reducing emissions or improving waste diversion rates makes sense. However ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Leveling Up Sustainability Funds for Strategic Goals and Bigger Impact

  • University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
  • McGill University (QC)

In today's rapidly changing world, sustainability initiatives have become paramount for higher education institutions. As universities embrace their responsibility to lead by example, the management of campus sustainability funds ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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UBC Okanagan Climate Action Plan 2030 - The Impact of Collective Action

  • University of British Columbia Okanagan (BC)

In December 2019, UBC declared a climate emergency, which included a commitment to accelerate the reduction of emissions at UBC. A key step is UBC Okanagan’s development of a ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Finished the Climate Action Plan - Now What?

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
  • University of Minnesota System Office (MN)

Climate action plans can be a big endeavor, but really they are only the first step in the process. Now what? Join colleagues to discuss how they advanced priorities (or ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Zero Waste Strategic Visioning & Planning

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
  • Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)

Zero Waste Strategic Visioning & Planning provides an opportunity for participants to explore the challenges and opportunities with facilitating a campus-wide strategic visioning and planning process. This will be a ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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COP28 Dubai Climate Conference - Delegation Organizers or Members

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)

Meet and learn about the plans and interests of other faculty, academic staff or students who are organizing or participating in University or other delegations to the Climate Conference known ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Who Owns the Campus Forest? A Tree Campus Conversation

  • Arbor Day Foundation (NE)

Trees play a critical role in creating healthier, safer, and more connected communities. They clean our air, filter our water, and even slow storm surge and flooding in our cities ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Progress Not Perfection: How to Tell Your Story Along the Way

  • Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
  • Colorado State University (CO)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)

Communicating about sustainability initiatives and climate action can be hard. Sharing your story about climate neutrality goals, engagement initiatives, and small victories throughout a project can be even more challenging ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Shooting for the STARS: An Introduction From Liftoff to Landing

  • Iowa State University (IA)
  • AASHE (PA)

This session will provide an introduction to STARS and how it can be used to advance sustainability at your institution. We’ll provide “mission training” with an overview of the ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Data Dashboards for Beginners: How & Why to Start

  • American University (DC)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

American University (AU) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) are coming together to present on lessons-learned while developing sustainability-data focused Tableau dashboards for the public. The session will ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Thriving as a Sustainable Leader: Creating a Personalized Resiliency Plan

  • Lebanon Valley College (PA)

In this session, we will examine the leadership challenges and opportunities that are specific to the intersection of sustainability and social justice work, including how external stressors have become more ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Washington Oregon Cascadia Higher Education Sustainability Consortium (WOHESC) Networking Session

  • Portland State University (OR)

This session will be for higher ed sustainability professionals, faculty, students and sustainability professionals from the Washington Oregon and Cascadia region to gather, report our successes, share our perspectives, problem ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Meet-Up

  • Tufts University (MA)

The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium support sustainability officers in advancing education about and demonstration of sustainable systems on university campuses in the northeast United States and Canadian maritime region by ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Growing Your People: Advancing Sustainability Through Employee Empowerment

  • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)

Learn how to harness the potential of existing employees to help further your organization’s sustainability goals by designing thriving Green Ambassador & professional development programs that empower employees to ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Mentorship in Higher Education Sustainability

  • Emerson College (MA)

Sustainability Offices are typically small and operate in unique and sometimes challenging organizational structures, leaving staff feeling isolated while managing huge organizational change efforts. Sustainability staff from American University and ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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NAU’S 2022 True-Blue Summer Flex Policy: Financial, Human, and Environmental Sustainability

  • Northern Arizona University (AZ)

In 2022, Northern Arizona University (NAU) implemented a "New NAU workplace" policy, which included True-Blue Summer Fridays, a hybrid-first strategy, and flexible core business hours. The True-Blue Summer Friday program ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Collaborative Sustainability: Unlocking the Power of Scope 3 Partnerships

  • Follett Corporation (IL)
  • GreenPlaces (NC)

With time running out on climate commitments, many institutions struggle with addressing Scope 3 emissions. Data collection is highly manual, and many institutions simply don’t know where to start ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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What Greenhouse Gas Inventories Tell Us About our Carbon Goals

  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)

Decarbonizing college campuses is an important step in reducing net global emissions. It is also important to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at universities because of the role colleges play ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Carbon Budget Implementation at University of Gothenburg: Meeting the -50% CO2e Goal

  • University of Gothenburg

The session will describe how the University of Gothenburg decided to meet the challenge of reducing the CO2-emissions by implementing a carbon budget at faculty level. Working together with a ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability Skills for Knowledge Workers in Tertiary Education

  • Mahidol University (Bangkok)

In this project, we designed a comprehensive training project aiming at equipping staff members at our higher education institution with essential sustainability skills. In today's world, environmental, social, and ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Reporting the Institution’s Impact on Climate Change & Sustainability Reporting

  • American University in Cairo (Cairo)

In 2012, the American University in Cairo (AUC) was one of the first higher education institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to produce a Carbon Footprint ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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From Ideas to Action: Using the STARS Reporting Process to Develop a Strategic Plan

  • Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)

Congratulations! You’ve completed a STARS Report! Now what?! The value of the STARS reporting process is more than earning a STARS Rating. Relationships built, data collected, and key insights ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Global Standards Sustainability Reporting for Higher Education

  • University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
  • ISOS Group

Higher education has a unique role to lead sustainability innovation across our campuses nationally and internationally. Reporting can help universities and organizations understand and manage their positive and negative impacts ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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In Pursuit of Platinum: Trust and Change (on a Timeline)

  • George Washington University (DC)

In June 2020, the GW Board of Trustees Task Force on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Responsibility published a report stating the university’s commitment to taking swift and decisive ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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SustainEDU: Empowering Ecuador's Campuses for a Greener Tomorrow

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Pichincha)

This session will contribute to HEIs and campus sustainability professionals in settings where formal sustainability planning and institutional frameworks are nascent, providing insights on how to foster sustainability networking, leverage ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Shared Support Services as a Strategy for Promoting Sustainability at CSU Campuses

  • California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)

At the CSU, our unit's work impacts the lives of more than half a million students across the CSU system as well as more than 55,000 faculty and ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Advancing Sustainability in Higher Education: Two Proposals

  • American Council on Education (DC)
  • Global Council for Science and the Environment (MD)

Sustainability curriculum is rapidly evolving and expanding across higher education: in Gen Ed, through the AASHE Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum, in the creation of new degrees and certificates ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Making the Most of External Sustainability Assessments: Comparing STARS, UIR and QS

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

At Arizona State University (ASU), we consider external assessments a critical tool for measuring and advancing our sustainability progress. However, we also understand the challenges of managing, navigating and interpreting ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Facilitation for Organizational Change

  • Boston University (MA)
  • Trust (MA)

One of the most important, yet often underappreciated, skill sets of any profession is the ability to be a strong group meeting facilitator. The role of a facilitator is the ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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A Collaborative Approach to Scale Climate Action In Boston

  • Boston University (MA)
  • Emerson College (MA)
  • Boston Green Ribbon Commission (MA)
  • Trust (MA)

Rapidly changing regulations that limit carbon emissions from large buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston require adjustments to energy procurement, building plans, and site management ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Leveraging STARS to Advance your Sustainability Goals and strategies

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
  • GreenerU (MA)

AASHE STARS inventorying, analysis, and submission is a lengthy and complex process—one that can be all-consuming for an institution. But one of the purposes of STARS is to provide ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Best Practices for Tracking Sustainability Program Metrics at SMCCCD

  • San Mateo County Community College District Office (CA)

The California Community College Chancellor's office recently issued sustainability standards and tracking guidelines to all CA CCDs. This session delves into how the San Mateo County Community College District ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Next Level Sustainability Integration and Elevation

  • Duke University (NC)

Climate and sustainability are topics at our institutions that stretch across disciplines, interconnect operations and academics, cross campus boundaries, reach into the community, and around the world. As Duke University ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Hubs for Action: Visualizing Sustainability Data to Engage and Empower

  • Yale University (CT)
  • University of British Columbia (BC)

Sustainability staff from Yale University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) present a panel-style Field Report on creating sustainability data hubs and data dashboards, each with robust sustainability open ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Climate Action Implementation: Governance Approaches for Climate Implementation

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
  • University of California, Office of the President (CA)

Colleges and universities across the globe have set very ambitious targets for climate action ranging from steep mitigation goals of zero carbon, to ensuring a resilient campus and preparing for ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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How to Achieve 70% Carbon Footprint Reduction for Minimal Cost and Beyond

  • University of Toledo (OH)

The University of Toledo has achieved approximately 70% carbon footprint reduction, saves millions in energy costs, and has one of the lowest energy usages in the region. This technical presentation ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Climate Planning in Higher Education: From Action to Justice

  • Northeastern University (MA)
  • One Square World

In this session, you will learn about Northeastern’s unique and bold approach to centering justice and equity in its forthcoming climate justice action plan. You’ll also experience a ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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UBC Okanagan - Building Resilience to Climate Change

  • University of British Columbia Okanagan (BC)

The impact of climate-related events poses a major threat to higher education institutions and this is expected to amplify as the climate continues to change. The importance of making investments ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Rewild Your Campus With the Green Grounds Certification Program

  • Re:wild Your Campus (TX)

Re:wild Your Campus’s Green Grounds Certification offers a new pathway for schools to improve upon campus sustainability goals, reduce synthetic pesticide usage and implement organic grounds maintenance practices ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability Point 0: We’re Getting Traction So What Does the Next Step Look Like?

  • Dartmouth College (NH)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)

For many universities, Sustainability 1.0, 2.0 and maybe 3.0 are behind us. We are starting to get traction, become main streamed, be elevated in the organizational structure ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Deciphering the Challenges of Change Using Liberating Structures

  • AASHE (PA)

As sustainability professionals, you’re often considered “change agents” for the institution - a person who acts as a catalyst for change and helps the organization transform how it operates by ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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More Than Climate: Sustainability Through a Climate, Equity, and Health Lens

  • Harvard University (MA)

In May 2023, Harvard launched its updated Sustainability Action Plan – a culmination of a 2-year multi-stakeholder process that involved the Presidential Committee on Sustainability, faculty, students, senior leaders, staff, and ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Strategic Planning for Equitable Climate Mitigation

  • Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
  • Robert Morris University (PA) (PA)
  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)

As a group of colleges and universities dedicated to reducing their individual and collective climate impacts, the Higher Education Climate Consortium of Pittsburgh (HECC) has been convening for 15 years ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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The Role of Community-Making to Advance Sustainability in HEIs

  • University of Toronto (ON)

The structure and culture of higher education institutions (HEIs) is often cited as a barrier to change and innovation (Mrig & Sanaghan, 2017; Kezar, 2007). University-wide initiatives can be difficult ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability Strategy 2023-2030

  • Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin)

Key targets of the strategy include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2040 across all categories of emissions.

This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.

All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.

PA 1: Sustainability Coordination

PA 2: Sustainability Coordination

PA 3: Sustainability Coordination

PA 4: Reporting Assurance

Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.

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