Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.99
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 18, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Macalester College
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.99 / 1.00 David Sisk
Associate Director
Information Technology Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase computers and/or other electronic products that are EPEAT registered or meet similar multi-criteria sustainability standards for electronic products?:
Yes

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A copy of the electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :
Macalester only purchases ePeat gold and silver certified computers and Energy Star certified printers. Macalester's e-waste and used equipment is sent to a materials recycler.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
Macalester purchases computer desktops, laptops and monitors with a gold or silver Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rating.

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Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 10,741.73 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 514,272.81 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
526,833.42 US/Canadian $

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