Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 46.21
Liaison Chris Gardner
Submission Date Aug. 23, 2022

STARS v2.2

Douglas College
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Chris Gardner
Director
Facilities & Ancillary Services
"---" 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?:
External audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
- Jennifer Martel, Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, University of the Fraser Valley
- Parisa Mohammadi, Energy Manager, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, University of the Fraser Valley

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Douglas College's assurance process had two phases:
1) Internal quality check
In this phase, an internal STARS Steering Committee from Douglas College conducted a detailed review of the submission to fix any typos, grammatical errors, and data/information inconsistencies. Members of the Steering Committee from Douglas College included:
- Dave Taylor, VP Public Affairs
- Regan Lal, Director, Marketing & Communications
- Chris Gardner, Director, Facilities & Ancillary Services
- Louie Girotto, Associate Director, Physical Plant Services
- Declan Walsh, Manager, Supply Chain
- Sarah Lock, Executive Assistant, Public Affairs

2) External audit
Following step 1, the formal reporting assurance process took place, which involved a review by the staff from the University of the Fraser Valley listed above. The results of that review is captured in the attached STARS Review Template and Statement of Affirmation.

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:
UFV_Statement_of_Affirmation_for_Douglas_STARS.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
Douglas_College_-_STARS_2.2_Review_Template_UFV_review_08-22-2022.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:
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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.