| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.57 |
| Liaison | Sherri Mason |
| Submission Date | June 14, 2023 |
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.95 / 1.00 |
James
Serafin IT Manager 3 Computer Center |
Total annual expenditures on electronics:
Expenditures on environmentally or socially preferable electronics:
| Expenditure Per Level | |
| EPEAT Gold registered and/or third party certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 271,973.83 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Silver registered and/or third party certified at mid-level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 32,546.53 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Bronze registered and/or third party certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| Labeled under a single-attribute standard | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Do the figures reported above include leased equipment?:
A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:
Figures are from fiscal year 21-22 and include labs, offices, research areas, and classrooms.
Website URL where information about the institution’s electronics purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Office of Informational Technology Services at Penn State Behrend takes environmental and social responsibility very seriously as demonstrated by our focused and intentional purchases of highly rated sustainability standard equipment. Since the hiring of our Director of Sustainability in 2019 and awareness of the inclusion of Electronics purchasing in campus sustainability assessment we have intentionally flipped our purchases from EPEAT Silver to EPEAT Gold as compared to our prior submission.
The Office of Informational Technology Services at Penn State Behrend takes environmental and social responsibility very seriously as demonstrated by our focused and intentional purchases of highly rated sustainability standard equipment. Since the hiring of our Director of Sustainability in 2019 and awareness of the inclusion of Electronics purchasing in campus sustainability assessment we have intentionally flipped our purchases from EPEAT Silver to EPEAT Gold as compared to our prior submission.
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