Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.30
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date May 31, 2024

STARS v2.2

Boston University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Stephen Ellis
Director, Data Analytics
BU Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:

  • Devin Rauscher, Intern; BU Sustainability

  • Ria Sonalker, Intern; BU Sustainability

  • Maura Lee, Intern; BU Sustainability 

  • Chen Shen, Sr. Institutional Research Analyst; Analytical Services & Institutional Research

  • Liz Campbell, Director; Analytical Services & Institutional Research

  • Lisa Tornatore, Sustainability Director; BU Sustainability 

  • Derek Howe, Senior Vice President of Operations; Operations


A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:

Although Ellis and Tornatore's names show up as responsible parties in the report, the Sustainability Analyst (Gabrielle Brewer) and the intern supervised by her are the curators of the content for the FY2023 STARS report. BU Sustainability starts with an internal review within the department, then Analytical Services & Institutional Research, and finally Operations


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:
STARS_affirmation.docx

Completed STARS Review Template:
Review_Template_RSDR.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):
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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):
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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:

This represents FY2023 BU Metrics.


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.