Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.74
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Furman University
OP-10: Purchased Goods

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.85 / 4.00
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10.1 Percentage of cleaning products spend that meets sustainability criteria

Local currency code:
USD

Does the institution have sufficient data on its cleaning product spend to pursue this indicator?:
Yes

Performance year for cleaning products spend:
2023

Total annual spend on cleaning products:
122,971.13

Annual spend on cleaning products that meet preferable sustainability criteria:
87,753.74

Annual spend on cleaning products that meet other qualifying sustainability criteria:
0

List or sample of cleaning product purchases that meet sustainability criteria:

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  • KLEENLINE GREEN CERTIFIED FOAM HAND SOAP 2000 ML 2/CS
  • 07223 SCOTT JRT JR JUMBO ROLL TISSUE 1-PLY - 12X2000
  • 02001 SCOTT ESSENTIAL HARD ROLL TOWEL WHITE 6/950 FT

FSC

  • KLEENLINE ESSENTIALS 1121 JUMBO ROLL 1-PLY TISSUE 9 IN 12/2000
  • KLEENLINE ESSENTIALS 1985 2-PLY JR JRT BATH TISSUE 12/1000

Green Seal

  • CLR2LT CLEAR FOAM HAND WASH FOR GENERAL PURPOSE
  • 23304 PACIFIC BLUE BASIC MULTIFOLD TOWEL BROWN 16X250
  • 3M(TM) NEUTRAL CLEANER CONC. 3A 4/.5 GAL PER CASE
  • 3M GENERAL PURPOSE CLEANER CONC 8A 4/.5 GAL PER CS
  • 3M GLASS CLEANER & PROTECTOR CONC 17A 4/.5 GAL PER CS
  • SPLIT! RESTORATIVE CLEANER DEGREASER GL 4/CS
  • 3M 3-IN-1 FLOOR CLEANER CONCENTRATE 24A 4/.5 GAL PER CS
  • 3M PEROXIDE CLEANER CONCENTRATE 34A 4/.5 GAL PER CS

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

 

Percentage of cleaning product spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
71.36

Percentage of cleaning product spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
0

Points earned for indicator OP 10.1:
0.71

10.2 Percentage of electronics spend that meets sustainability criteria

Does the institution have sufficient data on its electronics spend to pursue this indicator?:
Yes

Performance year for electronics product spend:
2023

Total annual spend on electronics:
898,547.54

Annual spend on electronics that meet preferable sustainability criteria:
439,423.21

Annual spend on electronics spend that meet other qualifying sustainability criteria:
456,149.40

List or sample of electronics purchases that meet sustainability criteria:

Computers, Printers, Copiers

All of the standard office equipment we purchase are EPEAT Gold certified.  Here are some of the models we bought this past fiscal year: 

  • Dell Latitude 7440
  • Dell Latitude 7450
  • Dell Optiplex 7020 AIO
  • Dell 24” conference monitor – C2422HE
  • Dell 24” conference monitor – P2424HEB
  • Apple 14” MacBook Pro
  • Apple 16” MacBook Pro
  • Konica bizhub C450
  • Konica bizhub C550
  • Konica bizhub C650
  • Konica bizhub C3351i

Network Equipment

  • Cisco Networking Switches and Routers - Energy Star Certified
    • Switches and routers used in our data centers, both on-prem and remote
  • Cisco Compute - Energy Star Certified
    • Server infrastructure used in our data centers, both on-prem and remote
    • This is 95% of all campus servers
  • Mitel Telecommunications Equipment - Energy Star, ISO 500001:2018, ISO 14002:2015, ISO14001
    • Phone system and all desktop phone devices across campus

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Percentage of electronics spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
48.90

Percentage of electronics spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
50.77

Points earned for indicator OP 10.2:
0.74

10.3 Percentage of furniture spend that meets sustainability criteria

Does the institution have sufficient data on its furniture spend to pursue this indicator?:
No

Performance year for furniture spend:
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Total annual spend on furniture:
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Annual spend on furniture that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
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Annual spend on furniture that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
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List or sample of furniture purchases that meet sustainability criteria:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Percentage of furniture spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
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Percentage of furniture spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
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Points earned for indicator OP 10.3:
0

10.4 Percentage of office paper spend that meets sustainability criteria

Does the institution have sufficient data on its office paper spend to pursue this indicator?:
Yes

Performance year for office paper spend:
2023

Total annual spend on office paper:
21,319.20

Annual spend on office paper that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
8,271.42

Annual spend on office paper that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
199.33

List or sample of office paper purchases that meet sustainability criteria:
ITEM_DESC QTY ADJ_GROSS_SALES Recycled Total Recycled Content % Third Party Certified FSC
ROLLAND ENVIRO100 COPY 8.5X11 5 $267.80 Y 100 Y Y
STAPLES 100% REC 20/92 10RM 13 $763.75 Y 100 Y Y
SPLS 8.5X11 50%REC MULTI 24#CS 1 $62.18 Y 50 Y Y
STAPLES 30% REC 32/100 IV 1RM 14 $194.78 Y 30 Y Y
SPLS 11X17 30% REC COPY CS 0 $0.00 Y 30 Y Y
STAPLES 8.5X11 3-HOLE CS 1 $47.69 Y 30 Y Y
SPLS 11X17 30% REC COPY RM 6 $50.16 Y 30 Y Y
STAPLES 30% REC 20/92 10RM 36 $1,490.75 Y 30 Y Y
SPLS 8.5X14 30% REC COPY RM 2 $13.26 Y 30 Y Y

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Percentage of office paper spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
38.80

Percentage of office paper spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
0.93

Points earned for indicator OP 10.4:
0.39

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