Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.86
Liaison Nicole Arsenault
Submission Date April 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

York University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Nicole Arsenault
Program Director, Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
External: Noah Upchurch,Sustainability Coordinator,Catawba College Center for the Environment
Internal: Holly Shulman, Senior Institutional Analyst, Research and Special Projects, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis at York University.

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The external review was conducted by Noah Upchurch who was assigned to us through AASHE after I participated in the STARS co-hort in 2023.

The Internal review was conducted by Holly Shulman, Senior Institutional Analyst, Research and Special Projects, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis at York University. Holly specializes in institutional rankings which includes the submission for QS Sustainability, and the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking.

Both Holly and Noah provided comments and suggestions on the STARS Review Template which included errors, inconsistencies or concerns which were then reviewed and remediated accordingly. Please find attached the documentation of the review letter and the STARS Review Template.

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:
YorkU_AASHE_Review_Letter.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_Review_Template_-_York_University.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.