| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.41 |
| Liaison | Jeremy King |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Denison University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.55 / 1.00 |
Jeremy
King Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of the President |
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?:
A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
In 2008, the President directed all departments to make 100% recycled content paper the default choice when ordering paper.
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Departments and Offices are reminded each year to only order recycled content paper from our paper supplier and the standard order forms only include options for recycled content paper.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
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 | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 7,875 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) | 11,124 US/Canadian $ |
Total expenditures on office paper :
The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Denison maintains an internal password protected website where most of this information resides. Public access web pages have limited information on this topic.
Denison maintains an internal password protected website where most of this information resides. Public access web pages have limited information on this topic.
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