Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.67
Liaison Julie Newman
Submission Date Sept. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 MIT Office of Sustainability
Director
Office of 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:
Jie Jiao
Senior Internal Auditor
MIT Audit Division

Carter Stubbs
IT Audit Services Manager
MIT Audit Division

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
MIT Audit Division reviewers examined the STARS credit preparation document utilized by the MIT Office of Sustainability to track, review, and input each credit data in accordance with STARS submission guidelines. Reviewers checked each credit for errors or inconsistencies and shared questions and feedback with Office of Sustainability stakeholders. Reviewers were not directly involved in the data collection process for any credits, outside of this review step, PA-4.

Based on feedback from the reviewers, staff within the Office of Sustainability checked data sources, added or updated information and edited credit responses to address reviewer feedback. As updates were made, reviewers re-examined the credits and provided any additional feedback, if necessary. This process was repeated until all reviewer feedback was adequately addressed and each credit met its criteria.

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:
MIT_STARS_Letter_of_Affirmation.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
MIT_STARS_Review_Template.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.