| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.15 |
| Liaison | Ashley Woolman |
| Submission Date | April 8, 2022 |
Western Colorado University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.99 / 1.00 |
Sherry
Ford Manager, Business Services Business Services |
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Total annual expenditures on electronics:
225,000
US/Canadian $
Expenditures on environmentally or socially preferable electronics:
| Expenditure Per Level | |
| EPEAT Gold registered and/or third party certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 220,000 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Silver registered and/or third party certified at mid-level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Bronze registered and/or third party certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard | 5,000 US/Canadian $ |
| Labeled under a single-attribute standard | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Do the figures reported above include leased equipment?:
Yes
A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:
Data for fiscal year 2020
Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
-Sherry Ford who is in charge of purchasing
-Western does have electronics purchasing policy/guidelines, to purchase as sustainably as possible.
-EPEAT level electronics for WCU include: Dell OptiPlex 7010 (Gold), Dell Latitude e7440 (Gold), and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Bronze)
-No estimates on how much is spent per year on EPEAT-level electronics; spending estimates include infrastructure, routers, back up, printers, internet for dorms, etc.
-Funding= $91,000 for infrastructure and support, faculty/staff hardware supplies, routers, phone, back-up. $64,000 for computing hardware for classrooms only. $68,000 spent last year on open labs (printers, macs, PCs, scanners, internet in dorms, access points)
-Metech Electronic Recycling- incentive to recycle electronics in an environmentally responsible manner approx 4x year
-Western does have electronics purchasing policy/guidelines, to purchase as sustainably as possible.
-EPEAT level electronics for WCU include: Dell OptiPlex 7010 (Gold), Dell Latitude e7440 (Gold), and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Bronze)
-No estimates on how much is spent per year on EPEAT-level electronics; spending estimates include infrastructure, routers, back up, printers, internet for dorms, etc.
-Funding= $91,000 for infrastructure and support, faculty/staff hardware supplies, routers, phone, back-up. $64,000 for computing hardware for classrooms only. $68,000 spent last year on open labs (printers, macs, PCs, scanners, internet in dorms, access points)
-Metech Electronic Recycling- incentive to recycle electronics in an environmentally responsible manner approx 4x year
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