Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.91
Liaison Julie Hopper
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Southern California
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Andrea Trimble
Sustainability Director
University of Virginia
"---" 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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Internal Review: Each credit was reviewed by USC OoS Data Analyst, Julie Hopper, and by the credit data owner (varied among USC departments and units).

External Review: Andrea Trimble - University of Virginia's Sustainability Director
Andrea reviewed each STARS credit using the STARS Review template.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The review of this report includes:
- Written feedback to STARS credit data owners on potential data issues
- Emails and check in zoom meetings with STARS credit data owners
- Secondary review to ensure issues have been addressed
- Review of all credits by University of Virginia, using AASHE’s STARS 2.2 Review Template
-Correction of all requested revisions

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:
USC_STARS_Review_Letter_2023.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
USC_STARS_2.2_Review_Template_UVA_Review_Fall_2023.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:
Review occurred from November-December 2023.

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.