| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.13 |
| Liaison | Keisha Payson |
| Submission Date | July 11, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bowdoin College
OP-T2-25: Local Businesses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Keisha
Payson Sustainability Director Sustainable Bowdoin |
Does the institution give preference to local products and businesses in its purchasing decisions? Local food purchases, which are covered in OP Credit 6: Food Purchasing, are not included in this credit.:
A brief description of the program:
Bowdoin gives preference to local vendors in the purchasing of goods and services. Bowdoin purchased $16.8 M of its goods and services from Maine in FY2012. Of that, $4.9 M were purchased from local vendors (Brunswick and neighboring towns), $3.5 M of which was spent in Brunswick alone.
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Neighboring towns include: Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Freeport, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham and West Bath
Neighboring towns include: Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Freeport, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham and West Bath
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