Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.45
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 20, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
SD-11: Procurement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Trey McDonald
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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The percentage of institutionally purchased appliances that are ENERGY STAR rated (of eligible appliance categories):
100

Does the institution have a policy to purchase ENERGY STAR appliances whenever possible?:
Yes

The percentage of expenditures on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified office paper (US/Canadian dollars) :
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Does the institution’s vendor code or policy require vendors to use less packaging?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Though there is currently no policy to require vendors to use less packaging, when large purchases are made bid language requires that the vendor unpack and remove all debris. Also, though much of the paper UNCG purchases is FSC certified, those data are not currently tracked.

Information for this credit was received from Trace Little, UNCG Director Purchasing.


Though there is currently no policy to require vendors to use less packaging, when large purchases are made bid language requires that the vendor unpack and remove all debris. Also, though much of the paper UNCG purchases is FSC certified, those data are not currently tracked.

Information for this credit was received from Trace Little, UNCG Director Purchasing.

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