Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.92
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Aug. 17, 2011
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STARS v1.0

The New School
Tier2-2: Local Businesses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Ed Verdi
Senior Director
Business Operations Services
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Does the institution give preference to local products and businesses in its purchasing decisions? Local food purchases, which are covered in OP Credit 6: Food Purchasing, are not included in this credit.:
Yes

A brief description of the program:

The New School strives to include local businesses (within 150 miles where feasible) in its vendor base and encourages local vendors to seek relationships with the institution. Goods and services are generally sourced locally when available.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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