Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.57
Liaison Rania Assariotaki
Submission Date Nov. 5, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

The American College of Greece
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Claudia Carydis
Vice President
Public Affairs
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase computers and/or other electronic products that are EPEAT registered or meet similar multi-criteria sustainability standards for electronic products?:
Yes

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A copy of the electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :
The electronics purchasing policy is part of the PROCUREMENT PRINCIPLES “CODE OF CONDUCT” and mandates that ACG procures exclusively electronics which comply with Energy Star (www.energystar.gov/purchasing) & Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (www.epeat.net) standards. Policy is not publicized through ACG's site.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
All purchases are checked against set policy standards (PROCUREMENT PRINCIPLES “CODE OF CONDUCT” )by the office of Office of Human Resources & Campus Services.

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Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 348,856 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
348,856 US/Canadian $

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The website URL where information about the institution's electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
ACG is committed to the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility and ethical conduct. It is imperative that we provide clear guidance with respect to proper business conduct and ethical behavior to the people who represent us in carrying out their daily duties. Our multi-cultural business model allows us to rely on local management to best serve the needs of ACG with due recognition of local cultures. However, this freedom to manage and make decisions requires employees to operate at the highest levels of transparency, honesty, integrity and responsible behavior.

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