GRITS is a sustainability project management platform for tracking, analyzing and reporting on energy, carbon, water and waste reduction projects at universities, governments and other institutions.
Each dot stands for a project. The GRITS library holds more than 5,500.
Move beyond the spreadsheet
We built GRITS because no existing tool could monitor the energy, carbon and financial effects of sustainability projects in one place. It began as the Green Revolving Investment Tracking System, developed with more than 20 colleges. It launched on Earth Day 2014 and now serves institutions with or without a revolving fund.
What it does
Tracks every project
Keep proposed, in-progress and completed projects in one secure, account-based system.
Calculates savings
Estimate energy, financial and carbon savings for each project, with payback period, return on investment and net present value.
Reports impact
See project-level and portfolio-wide metrics, and turn them into charts for your team or your community.
Manages revolving funds
Follow investments and repayments alongside project savings, so a fund's accounts and results stay together.
Plans what comes next
Use scenario planning tools to build a path toward climate action and decarbonization goals.
Learns from peers
Benchmark against a library of more than 5,500 completed projects from other institutions.
What one group of users reported
| Figure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| 321 | APPA member institutions using GRITS |
| 1,595 | Completed projects entered |
| $165M | Total project investment |
| $881M | Total financial savings |
| 1.8M | Metric tons of CO2e saved |
| 20.1% | Median annual return on investment |
| 3.1 years | Median payback period |
Getting access
A free basic version of GRITS is available through our partnerships, including with AASHE and APPA. Subscriptions are priced according to your organization's operating budget.