Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.91
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date June 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Iowa
IN-18: Green Event Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
n/a 0.00 /

Criteria

Institution has or participates in a green event certification program and has held one or more certified events in the previous year. The certification program addresses at least three of the following:

  • Sustainable transportation options, teleconferencing options, and/or carbon offsets

  • Sustainable catering (e.g., sourcing local and third party certified food and beverages, providing vegetarian/vegan options, using reusable/compostable materials)

  • Paper consumption (e.g., minimization and recycled/FSC certified content)

  • Energy efficiency (e.g., equipment and lighting)

  • Waste minimization and diversion

  • Communications and/or signage about the sustainable practices

 


Applicability

This credit is optional and may be earned by any institution. 


Scoring

An institution earns 0.5 bonus points when it has a certification program that meets all six criteria listed. Partial points are available. An institution that has a certification program that meets at least three of the criteria earns 0.25 points.


Measurement

Report on current programs at the time of submission.

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.