Sustainability Reporting

2022 Sustainability Report

Sustainability reporting has gained increased importance amongst corporations globally as it provides information about the organization’s economic, environmental, and social performance!

At UTA, the Office of Sustainability uses two frameworks to support the evaluation of UTA's key impacts and to determine report topics: the GRI Reporting Framework, the most widely used standard for sustainability reporting worldwide; and AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure our sustainability performance. UTA’s Sustainability report has been drafted and designed using the GRI Framework. The GRI Standards are the global standards for sustainability reporting featuring a modular, interrelated structure, and reporting on a range of economic, environmental and social impacts

These reporting frameworks enable us to measure and report our sustainability performance transparently and with accountability. This can increase the trust that stakeholders and the community have in us and achieve a competitive edge.

STARS

AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure our sustainability performance. 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

In 2022, UT Arlington received the Silver Rating for the STARS report. View the certificate here.

2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

The University of Texas at Arlington’s 2022 Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) Report is a summary of the current state of sustainability at the University based on our reporting to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), as well as in alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

GRI Report

UT Arlington's is one of the few universities in the U.S to release a Sustainability Report using the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Framework. The GRI Standards are the global standards for sustainability reporting featuring a modular, interrelated structure, and reporting on a range of economic, environmental, and social impacts. This report covers UTA's significant economic, environmental, and social impacts along with topics that influence the assessments and decisions of its stakeholders. To ensure that this report incorporates UTA's significant impacts along with the concerns of its stakeholders, the process involved includes mapping its value chain, evaluating its sustainability context, comparing its performance to peers, engaging with stakeholders and validating our final set of material issues. These activities are instrumental in determining not only UTA's significant impacts, but also where and when they occurred. Data provided, if not explicitly referenced otherwise, is being generated, managed provided by UTA.

Current Sustainability Report The GRI Standards

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