NSU Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability
The Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently awarded Nova Southeastern University’s Office of Facilities Management a Silver certificate rating in its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).
STARS® is intended to engage and recognize the full spectrum of higher education institutions, from community colleges to research universities. It encompasses long-term sustainability goals for already high-achieving institutions, as well as entry points of recognition for institutions that are taking first steps toward sustainability. STARS is designed to:
- Provide a framework for understanding sustainability in all sectors of higher education.
- Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the international campus sustainability community.
- 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.
From the AASHE STARS Team:
“Thank you for your hard work and dedication to sustainability. We know that you have spent a substantial amount of time on STARS, and we hope that this report will be useful in advancing sustainability at your institution. We look forward to your continued involvement as a STARS participant and a member of the AASHE community.”
Posted 01/22/23