Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.86
Liaison Briar Wray
Submission Date March 5, 2025

STARS v3.0

Portland Community College
OP-10: Purchased Goods

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.78 / 4.00 Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Academic Affairs
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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:
2024

Total annual spend on cleaning products:
172,358.85

Annual spend on cleaning products that meet preferable sustainability criteria:
150,452.88

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

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

Cleaner Type

Brand Name

Sustainability Criteria Met

Hand Soap

Deb Products Azure Hand Soap

Green Seal GS-41, for industrial and institutional hand-cleaners

US 2784, for hand cleaners and hand soaps

UL EcoLogo 2783 for hand sanitizers

US EPA Safer Choice Standard

General Purpose, Bathroom Glass and Carpet Cleaner

Hillyard #38 and #39

Green Seal GS-37

Cleaning and Degreasing Compounds

Hillyard #38 and #39

UL EcoLogo 2792

Hard-surface Cleaners

Hillyard #38 and #39

UL EcoLogo 2759

Carpet & Upholstery Care

Hillyard #39

UL EcoLogo 2795

Industrial and institutional floor care products;

EP-22

Green Seal GS-40

In PCC's reciepts, Hillyard shows up as "Arsenal."

More information can be found in PCC's Green Cleaning Plan.


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

 

Percentage of cleaning product spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
87.29

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

Points earned for indicator OP 10.1:
0.87

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:
5,222,888.45

Annual spend on electronics that meet preferable sustainability criteria:
2,207,008.12

Annual spend on electronics spend that meet other qualifying sustainability criteria:
0

List or sample of electronics purchases that meet sustainability criteria:
LATITUDE 5540   41 139 Notebook Epeat Gold
LATITUDE 7440     193 Notebook Epeat Gold
LATITUDE 7520 12     Notebook Epeat Gold
LATITUDE 7640     2 Notebook Epeat Gold
DELL MONITOR C2422HE     121 Monitors Epeat Gold
DELL MONITOR C2423H   140 70 Monitors Epeat Gold
DELL MONITOR C2722DE     2 Monitors Epeat Gold
DELL MONITOR C2723H   4   Monitors Epeat Gold
XPS 15 9520   1   Notebook Epeat Gold
XPS 17 9720   1   Notebook Epeat Gold

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Percentage of electronics spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
42.26

Percentage of electronics spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
0

Points earned for indicator OP 10.2:
0.42

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:
---

Annual spend on furniture that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
---

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:
37,153.27

Annual spend on office paper that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
13.22

Annual spend on office paper that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
36,184.31

List or sample of office paper purchases that meet sustainability criteria:

8.5" x11" Index Buff_Post Consumer Waste % = 70

8.5” x 11” Boise ASPEN 30 Multi-Use 20# Text_ Post Consumer Waste % = 30

8.5” x 11” Boise ASPEN 30 SPLOX Multi-Use 20# Text_ Post Consumer Waste % = 30

11” x 17” 20# WHITE EARTHCHOICE_Post Consumer Waste % = 30

8.5” x 11” 20# BLUE LETTERMARK_ Post Consumer Waste % = 30

8.5” x 11” 20# CANARY LETTERMARK_ Post Consumer Waste % = 30

8.5” x 11” 20# VITALITY MP PRINTER_ Post Consumer Waste % = 3

 

*Data was gathered from FY 2023 (July of 2022-June of 2023)


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Percentage of office paper spend that meets preferable sustainability criteria:
0.04

Percentage of office paper spend that meets other qualifying sustainability criteria:
97.39

Points earned for indicator OP 10.4:
0.49

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:

Note:  Portland Community College was been recognized as a 2024 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winner for leadership in sustainable electronics procurement by the The Global Electronics Council (GEC).


Additional documentation for this credit:

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