Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 46.40
Liaison Robert Sitler
Submission Date July 14, 2023

STARS v2.2

Stetson University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00 Valinda Wimer
Director of Purchasing and Business Services
Facilities Management
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Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies

Does the institution have written policies, guidelines, or directives that seek to support sustainable purchasing across multiple commodity categories institution-wide?:
Yes

A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
section-5-finance-policies-August_2021.pdf

The policies, guidelines or directives:
5.02.3 "It shall be the policy to obtain all supplies, equipment and services at the best value for the University, consistent with cost, quantity, quality, environmental friendliness, and availability of the items at the time of purchase."
5.02.25 "The University desires to purchase goods and services that are environmentally friendly. Vendor selection will consider this preference."
5.02.26 "The University affirms the values and goals of diversity and shall endeavor to apply these principles in its purchasing with the objective of fostering greater participation by minority and women-owned enterprises in its procurement activity."

Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

Does the institution employ Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) when evaluating energy- and water-using products and systems?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA less comprehensively, e.g. for certain types of systems or projects and not others

A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
According to Stetson's Director of Purchasing and Business Services, the university employs LCCA to certain types of projects and purchases.

Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria

To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above. 

Chemically intensive products and services

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating chemically intensive products and services?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
The university's custodial department uses 100% green certified cleaning products, except when a disinfectant is required

Consumable office products

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating consumable office products?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
All of our office paper is purchased from HP which includes the following statement about their sustainability efforts: https://hppaper.com/na/sustainability/

Furniture and furnishings

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating furniture and furnishings?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
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Information Technology (IT) and equipment

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating Information technology (IT) and equipment?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Virtually all of our IT purchases are EPEAT Gold registered, the rest are EPEAT Silver registered.

Food service providers

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating food service providers?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
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Garments and linens 

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating garments and linens?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
The university deliberately works with Alphabroder which has its own sustainability criteria. See: https://www.alphabroder.com/sustainability

Professional service providers

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating professional service providers?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
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Transportation and fuels

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating transportation and fuels?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable procurement program or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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