LEXINGTON, Ky.Campuses who have invested in sustainability measures now have a way to measure their success. Released in late September, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a voluntary, self-reporting framework for gauging relative progress toward sustainability for colleges and universities. The CCCU is a founding partner with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for the development and support of this tool.
The CCCU is proud to partner with AASHE to promote the STARS tool, says CCCU President Paul Corts. STARS provides a common standard of measurement by which our campuses may track their sustainability efforts. As we desire to be good stewards of the environment by following Gods commandment in Genesis this effort allows us to measure our positive impact. AASHE has provided a wonderful resource to facilitate information and best practices regarding creation care.
STARS is designed to:
- Provide a guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors of higher education.
- Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions by establishing a common standard of measurement for sustainability in higher education.
- Create incentives for continual improvement toward sustainability.
- Facilitate information sharing about higher education sustainability practices and performance.
- Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community.
Join
several CCCU institutions who are already participating by purchasing the tool now. From now until Dec. 31, 2009, STARS is offered at a discount. AASHE members and non-members that
register online on or before December 31, 2009, will pay a discounted fee of $650 and $1,150 respectively. Regular fees are $900 for members and $1,400 for non-members.
An AASHE webinar launching STARS 1.0 which will introduce the new Website and on-line Reporting Tool will be offered on Tuesday, January 19th at 12 p.m. Eastern. Watch the
STARS Web page for more information.