Progress – How are We Doing

SOU’s baseline year for reporting progress is 2018. The greenhouse gas inventory report for 2018 can be found here.

Greenhouse gas measuring and monitoring at SOU
SOU measures and monitors scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions through SIMAP (Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform. SIMAP is a carbon- and nitrogen-accounting platform that can track and analyze greenhouse gas emissions. https://unhsimap.org/public

Sustainability rating at SOU
SOU tracks and monitors its sustainability credentials through STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System), run by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) – a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.