Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.35
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date March 19, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Vermont
SD-11: Procurement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Gioia Thompson
Sustainability Strategist
UVM Office of Sustainability
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The percentage of institutionally purchased appliances that are ENERGY STAR rated (of eligible appliance categories):
90

Does the institution have a policy to purchase ENERGY STAR appliances whenever possible?:
Yes

The percentage of expenditures on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified office paper (US/Canadian dollars) :
0

Does the institution’s vendor code or policy require vendors to use less packaging?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

About ENERGY STAR: The University staff have a practice of purchasing the most energy efficient appliances available. When the Energy Star rating is not available, the University receives technical support from our local utility to identify the best choices. We do not track data on this, however, and therefore estimated 90%.

About FSC paper: The expenditures are greater than zero, but our institution does not track this information at this time.


About ENERGY STAR: The University staff have a practice of purchasing the most energy efficient appliances available. When the Energy Star rating is not available, the University receives technical support from our local utility to identify the best choices. We do not track data on this, however, and therefore estimated 90%.

About FSC paper: The expenditures are greater than zero, but our institution does not track this information at this time.

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