Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.28
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date April 27, 2011
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STARS v1.0

University of Mount Union
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Patrick Heddleston
Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer
Business Office
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes

The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

-included a directive in the Green-Sustainability Purchasing Policy that Mount Union is "to purchase computers (desktop and laptop) that are Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rated silver or gold when possible"
-Mount Union has also worked dilligently to make sure suppliers are aware of our Green Purchasing Policy and that suppliers know Mount Union favors those suppliers who meet the criteria set forth in that policy


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT computers)?:
Yes

Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
252,786.77 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
252,786.77 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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