Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.37
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Furman University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.12 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes

The URL where the recycled paper policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

These green purchasing guidelines are shared through the internal system along with other financial and budgetary guidelines for employees. Because Furman does not purchase paper centrally, there is no way to enforce a requirement for recycled paper; however, the guidelines have been effective in ensuring that the majority of paper purchased by the university contains recycled content.


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

Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
38,299.09 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
2,186.04 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
6,781.30 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
56,488.18 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Time frame for paper purchases is from July 2011 to June 2012 (FY 2012).


Time frame for paper purchases is from July 2011 to June 2012 (FY 2012).

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