Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.65
Liaison Maddie LoDico
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Colby College
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Raymond Phillips
Director of Information Technology Services
Information Technology Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase computers and/or other electronic products that are EPEAT registered or meet similar multi-criteria sustainability standards for electronic products?:
Yes

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

Colby College commits to purchasing EPEAT (electronic product environmental assessment tool) rated computers and monitors for all campus workstations that have general operating and performance requirements. In 2012, 99% of Colby's computer purchases complied with EPEAT standards.  Moving forward, ITS will review its computer and monitor purchases on an annual basis in order to ensure the College's purchases continue to comply with EPEAT's strict environmental standards.


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

ITS reviews their policies and purchases on an annual basis.


Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Yes

Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 2,857.99 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 610,388.84 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
613,246.83 US/Canadian $

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