AASHE RATING

The Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is an organization that uses the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS) to rate the sustainability performance of universities and colleges around the world.  Over 1,000 institutions are rated by AASHE.  Possible ratings from most to least prestigious include Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Reporter.  In 2017, UD earned a Reporter rating and in 2020, UD earned a Bronze rating (expired in 2023). Read the UDaily story. The Office of Sustainability will be working to submit a new STARS report in 2024.

SEE OUR 2020 STARS REPORT HERE 

ACADEMICS

Curriculum:

• AC-1: Academics Courses: 1.74 / 14.00.
• AC-2: Learning Outcomes: 0.00 / 8.00.
• AC-3: Undergraduate Program: 3.00 / 3.00.
• AC-4: Graduate Program: 3.00 / 3.00.
• AC-5: Immersive Experience: 2.00 / 2.00.
• AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment: 0.00 / 4.00.
• AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses: 2.00 / 2.00.
• AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory: 3.20 / 4.00.

Research:

• AC-9: Research and Scholarship: 0.00 / 12.00.
• AC-10: Support for Research: 2.00 / 4.00.
• AC-11: Open Access to Research: 0.00 / 2.00.

ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Energy:

• OP-5: Building Energy Consumption: 4.18 / 6.00.
• OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy: 0.00 / 4.00.

Buildings:

• OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance: 0.00 / 5.00.
• OP-4: Building Design and Construction: 0.00 / 3.00.

FOOD AND DINING

• OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing: 0.00 / 6.00.
• OP-8: Sustainable Dining: 2.00 / 2.00.

LANDSCAPING

• OP-9: Landscape Management: 0.00 / 2.00.
• OP-10: Biodiversity: 0.00 / 2.00.

PURCHASING

• OP-11: Sustainable Procurement: 1.25 / 3.00.
• OP-12: Electronics Purchasing: 0.00 / 1.00.
• OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing: 0.00 / 1.00.
• OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing: 0.00 / 1.00.

TRANSPORTATION

• OP-15: Campus Fleet: 1.00 / 1.00.
• OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split: 1.72 / 2.00.
• OP-17: Employee Commute Modal Split: 0.62 / 2.00.
• OP-18: Support for Sustainable Transportation: 1.20 / 2.00.

WASTE

• OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion: 2.87 / 8.00.
• OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion: 0.00 / 1.00.
• OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management: 0.50 / 1.00.

WATER

• OP-22: Water Use: 0.82 / 4.00.
• OP-23: Rainwater Management: 2.00 / 2.00.

INVESTMENT AND FINANCE

• PA-8: Committee on Investor Responsibility: 0.00 / 2.00.
• PA-9: Sustainable Investment: 0.00 / 4.00.
• PA-10: Investment Disclosure: 0.00 / 1.00.