| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.12 |
| Liaison | Maria Dahmus |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
University of St. Thomas
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.95 / 1.00 |
Mitch
Karstens Associate Vice President Auxiliary Services |
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Total annual expenditures on office paper:
95,604
US/Canadian $
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 | 6,080 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 40.53 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled/100% label) | 89,483.40 US/Canadian $ |
A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:
The figures represent expenditures made during fiscal year 2020, which covers July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In 2019, the university began to purchase TreeZero paper, a tree-free paper that is made from sugarcane waste fibers. TreeZero has conducted a lifecycle assessment of carbon emissions generated from their product’s entire value chain and has committed to offset those carbon emissions.
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