Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.71
Liaison Kristina Bryan
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Saint Louis University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.03 / 1.00 Jake Prange
Contract Management Specialist
Business Services
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Total expenditures on office paper :
180,440.83 US/Canadian $

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 9,488.93 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 763.96 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 48.54 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) 1,755.04 US/Canadian $

Percentage of expenditures on office paper that is 90-100 percent post-consumer recycled and/or agricultural residue content and/or FSC Recycled label:
0.97

A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn (i.e. one-year time period or representative sample):
A one-year time period from Staples.

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Although no paper purchasing policy is currently available, SLU is working on integrating sustainable practices in this area. We support the use of environmentally and socially preferable products wherever possible through the balance of economic feasibility and environmental responsibility. We recommend using services and companies with strong commitments to sustainability. Additionally, we communicate our purchasing recommendations online (example: "Printer and copier paper that's 30-100% recycled content") http://www.slu.edu/facilities-services-home/sustainability/campus-operations/purchasing

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