Public-evidence baseline
A source-linked view of plans, commitments, climate and STARS reporting, projects, operational activity, communications, and visible ownership.
01 / Diagnose
Campus Sustainability Intelligence Brief
Know where the institution stands before asking an overloaded internal owner to build another reporting system.
$2,500fixed founding-client fee
Ground Truth assembles the institution’s public plans, commitments, projects, claims, and reporting evidence; compares the institution with five relevant peers; and converts the findings into five leadership priorities and a 90-day roadmap.
DurationTen business days
Institutional burdenOne 30-minute kickoff · no internal-system access
Payment$1,250 to reserve · $1,250 before briefing
Best fit
Built for the institution that needs this level of help now.
- Sustainability matters, but no single current institutional view exists.
- Work is distributed across facilities, finance, faculty, mission, or a committee.
- Leadership needs an outside baseline before authorizing a larger project.
- The institution wants useful clarity without providing confidential data.
What you receive
Concrete files, decisions, and working structures.
Every item below is part of the fixed scope. The engagement is designed to leave useful institutional deliverables, not a generic recommendation deck.
Five-peer comparison
Five relevant institutions compared through one consistent evidence method, not a prestige ranking or a generic list of best practices.
Credibility and evidence-gap analysis
Verified work, unsupported or outdated claims, missing evidence, and information that was not located in public sources remain clearly distinct.
Five priorities and 90-day roadmap
Opportunities ranked for impact, feasibility, readiness, and evidence quality, with immediate decisions and likely owners identified.
Leadership brief and briefing
An approximately 8–12 page decision brief, an editable evidence and peer workbook, and a 60-minute leadership discussion.
Illustrative deliverable view
The brief gives leadership one traceable decision view.
The final files connect the source register to peer context, priorities, and next actions so every recommendation can be reviewed back to its evidence.
Illustrative structure only. It does not present findings about a specific institution.
GROUND TRUTH / INSTITUTIONAL WORKING VIEWEvidence → decision → action
01Evidence baseline
- Commitments + claims
- Projects + programs
- Dates + sources
- Evidence status
02Peer interpretation
- Five relevant peers
- Consistent comparison
- Recognized work
- Meaningful gaps
03Leadership action
- Five priorities
- Decision owners
- 90-day sequence
- Briefing questions
How the work moves
A bounded process with a visible finish line.
Confirm
Sign scope, pay the deposit, hold the kickoff, and confirm or delegate selection of five peers.
Assemble
Capture public sources and classify commitments, projects, claims, evidence dates, and visible ownership.
Compare
Build the peer matrix, identify strengths and material gaps, and score the five priority opportunities.
Decide
Complete factual review, issue the final files, and brief leadership on the 90-day starting point.
Scope discipline
Clear boundaries protect the result.
Work beyond these limits is not quietly absorbed into the fixed fee. If the evidence reveals additional needs, Ground Truth proposes them separately.
- Public-source evidence only unless a separate agreement governs nonpublic information.
- One factual-correction round, not a new research cycle.
- No internal interviews, custom calculations, data migration, or implementation.
- Not a complete STARS submission, assurance engagement, or guaranteed rating.
Begin with the decision in front of you
Which level of help does your institution actually need?
A short fit conversation determines whether this package is appropriate, or whether a smaller engagement is enough.
Discuss this package with Justin