Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.24
Liaison Victoria Ho
Submission Date Feb. 8, 2024

STARS v2.2

OCAD University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Victoria Ho
Advisor, Strategic Sustainability
Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives
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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:
Brandon Morton, Director, Dallas College

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Brandon Morton helped create a new peer review process and the assurance process applies this format which combines the STARS Peer Review Template with the UN GHG Peer Review Methodology and EPA Peer Review Handbook.
• https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/dallas-college-tx/report/2021-12-22/IN/innovation-leadership/IN-48/
• Attached Excel of the Dallas College peer review with Dr. Katie Klanecki (PhD Sustainability Science) formerly of Central Washington University and Dr. Divya Saxena (PhD Geosciences) a research consultant now and former NSF/USGS associate.

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:
OCAD_STARS_Affirmation_Letter_from_Dallas.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_-_OCAD_2023_-_Reviewed_8_Feb_2024.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.