Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.56
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date June 22, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Bentley University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.54 / 1.00 Natalie Hayes
Associate Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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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?:
Yes

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

The institution has standardized on 30% PCW recycled paper for all common area and department copiers. The paper used is SFI Certified. Campus-wide usage of 30% PCW SFI Certified paper for the last year amounts to approximately 1,199 cases or $39,000.


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

The Student Government Association Sustainability project group petitioned and passed a bill to purchase some portion of paper consumption of at least 30% recycled paper. The Purchasing department agreed to this change in the spring of 2013. The purchasing department purchases paper in bulk from our vendor and therefore, they self-regulate this change.


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

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 39,437 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) 0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
40,953 US/Canadian $

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