| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.01 |
| Liaison | Jen Crothers |
| Submission Date | Aug. 4, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
The University of British Columbia
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.48 / 1.00 |
Michael
Frost Manager Supply Management Payment & Procurement Services |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase office paper that has recycled content and/or is certified to meet multi-criteria sustainability standards for paper?:
Yes
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A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
Payment & Procurement Services works directly with the University’s incumbent supplier to ensure paper order is a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content with active discussions to promote higher ratio (e.g., 50%) or alternative fibre-product (e.g, wheat-based). The University promotes this via the Payment & Procurement Services UBCBuySmart website (http://www.supplymanagement.ubc.ca/ubcbuysmart/goods-services/504) , UBC Sustainable Purchasing Guide (http://sustain.ubc.ca/sites/sustain.ubc.ca/files/uploads/CampusSustainability/CS_PDFs/Purchasing/UBCSustainablePaperPrintingServices.pdf), and through the Sustainability Coordinators Toolkit (http://sustain.ubc.ca/get-involved/staff/sustainability-coordinators/toolkit/purchase-recycled-paper).
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
UBC’s preferred paper supplier offers a broader offering of PCR stock at better pricing, including more competitively priced 30-100% PCR content paper as well as alternative fibre paper (e.g. wheat-based). Sustainability criterion are incorporated as part of UBC’s RFP process. In 2012, UBC negotiated as part of the new paper supply contract for more competitive pricing on 30-100% PCR paper, which is now cheaper than virgin paper. The UBC BuySmart site highlights the 30%, 50% and 100% PCR paper options.
As part of UBC’s Payment and Procurement Services (PPS) Sustainability Framework, PPS has set the target to eliminate the use of virgin paper and promote a minimum of 50% PCR content and alternative fiber for paper purchases on campus.
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Yes
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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 | 178,618 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 4,007 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) | 13,620 US/Canadian $ |
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Total expenditures on office paper :
290,061
US/Canadian $
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The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UBC has reduced paper consumption by a total of 70% per capita since our 1999 baseline. In 2014, 79% of total paper purchases by volume contained 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content or better, an increase of 8% from 2013. UBC also tripled its purchases of wheat paper, a forest-free paper alternative that uses waste wheat straw instead of wood fiber.
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