| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.74 |
| Liaison | Mike Wilson |
| Submission Date | Dec. 13, 2023 |
University of Victoria
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.40 / 1.00 |
Kimiko
West Sustainability Coordinator OCPS |
Total annual expenditures on office paper:
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 | 46,046.05 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 36,151.08 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 11,807.54 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled/100% label) | 47,426.90 US/Canadian $ |
A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:
January - December 2022
Website URL where information about the institution’s paper purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data was acquired from 2022 velocity reports from four paper suppliers (Spicer, Monks, G&T, and Staples. Data was organized by (% post consumer content) and ($ amount spent), as well as by keyword filter for (FSC). Spreadsheet is attached.
As part of UVic’s annual greenhouse gas reporting to the BC Climate Secretariat we account for and off-set (to reach carbon neutrality) the carbon emissions associated to the entire lifecycle of the paper purchased by the Purchasing Department.
https://www.uvic.ca/sustainability/assets/docs/reports/ccar2022.pdf
In addition to offsetting the emissions associated with the paper we purchase; we also choose environmentally preferred paper that is either post-consumer recycled or Forest Stewardship Council FSC certified. By investing in third-party certified office paper UVic contributes to the conservation of water, energy, and virgin forests.
Data was acquired from 2022 velocity reports from four paper suppliers (Spicer, Monks, G&T, and Staples. Data was organized by (% post consumer content) and ($ amount spent), as well as by keyword filter for (FSC). Spreadsheet is attached.
As part of UVic’s annual greenhouse gas reporting to the BC Climate Secretariat we account for and off-set (to reach carbon neutrality) the carbon emissions associated to the entire lifecycle of the paper purchased by the Purchasing Department.
https://www.uvic.ca/sustainability/assets/docs/reports/ccar2022.pdf
In addition to offsetting the emissions associated with the paper we purchase; we also choose environmentally preferred paper that is either post-consumer recycled or Forest Stewardship Council FSC certified. By investing in third-party certified office paper UVic contributes to the conservation of water, energy, and virgin forests.
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