Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.79
Liaison Mary Whitney
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Chatham University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.47 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase office paper that has recycled content and/or is certified to meet multi-criteria sustainability standards for paper?:
Yes

A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:

Paper orders must be done online or through the copy center. The default selection for all papers is minimum 30% recycled content. If a request for specialty paper is made and justified, the preferred selection is to find an FSC paper that qualifies.


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

On the Shadyside and Eden Hall campuses, paper is to be purchased directly from Office Depot online, where the University has negotiated a preferred selection of 30% recycled paper. For printing at Eastside campus, 30% recycled content paper is purchased and stocked by Ikon Copy Center and passed on to departments in the per print copier charges.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Yes

Expenditures on office paper with the following levels of post-consumer recycled, agricultural residue, and/or FSC certified content::
Expenditure Per Level
10-29 percent 8,255.52 US/Canadian $
30-49 percent 8,888.57 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 0 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 0 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) 0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
18,008.37 US/Canadian $

The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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