Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 87.10
Liaison Alex Davis
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

Arizona State University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Alex Davis
Asst. Director
University Sustainability Practices
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Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
Yes

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Internal quality control/pre-review:
Serita Sulzman, Program Assistant in ASU's University Sustainability Practices


Full external audit:
Trevor Ledbetter
Director | Office of Sustainability, University of Arizona
M: 316-655-3522 | O: 520-621-1760
ENR2 Building, Rm N495A
tledbetter@email.arizona.edu


Additional external review was provided by several University of California, Los Angeles employees.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
As a preliminary step, all reported data was reviewed by a student worker in the University Sustainability Practices office using the Review Template. Students also checked spelling, grammar, and hyperlinks. Because these students supported some parts of the data collection, this is not considered a true independent review but rather quality control.

The report was then shared with two peer institutions, the University of Arizona and the University of California, Los Angeles. Both institutions provided feedback. The University of Arizona completed a full external review and the University of California, Los Angeles provided feedback on several credits.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
UArizona_Letter_of_Assurance_for_ASU_AASHE_STARS.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
UArizona_Review_of_ASU_2020_STARS_2.2.xlsx

Optional

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
UCLA_Review_of_ASU_2020_STARS_2.2.xlsx

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
Internal_Review_of_ASU_2020_STARS_2.2.xlsx

Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The review from the University of Arizona is a complete review. The internal pre-review done by our student program assistant and the partial review done by the University of California, Los Angeles are included for transparency.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.