Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.98
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Mills College
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.55 / 1.00 Kathy Seronio
Manager of Financial Operations
Finance
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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

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A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
Paper should be purchased using our preferred office supply vendor, OfficeMax, and needs to be 30% recycled. In order to aid in our sustainability efforts, Mills is using 30% recycled paper. All other types of paper have been blocked from being purchased. Please order item number P1054901CTN (one carton). Thank you for your cooperation.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
We've blocked any other type of paper from being purchased.

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

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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 23,252.23 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 $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
23,252.23 US/Canadian $

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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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