Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.01
Liaison Holli Fajack
Submission Date May 9, 2024

STARS v2.2

California State University, Long Beach
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Holli Fajack
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability, Beach Building Services
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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?:
External audit

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

External review was conducted by employees at our sister campus, California State University Northridge.


Reviewers:


Sarah Johnson, Acting Director, Institute for Sustainability


 


Austin Eriksson, Director of Energy and Sustainability


 


Lorely Guzman, California Climate Action Corps Fellow


A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:

The first round of review was conducted internally by Sustainability Manager, Holli Fajack. She reviewed all of the data and responses compiled by the Office of Sustainability's Sustainability Specialist and Student Assistants, revising as necessary. 


She then added our colleagues at CSU Northridge as reviewers on the STARS platform and shared the review template via email. They conducted their review and sent back comments and suggested corrections and revisions. We addressed those items and sent the template back to them. They reviewed our corrections and sent us a final version of the template showing that all issues had been resolved. 


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:
Completed STARS Review Template:

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:
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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.