Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.23
Liaison Anne Duncan
Submission Date March 5, 2014
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STARS v1.2

Wartburg College
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Gary Wipperman
Director of ITS
ITS
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes

The website URL where the EPEAT 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 :

Item II.6 of the Wartburg Sustainability Plan states Information Technology Procurement: Electronic purchases that fall under EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) will meet the requirements of EPEAT Silver level with preference for EPEAT Gold when applicable.

The sustainability office works closely with the IT department and communicates regularly to meet the minimum goals, but also improve procurement operations.


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

Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
203,720.32 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
203,720.32 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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