Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.29
Liaison Lindsey MacDonald
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Western Washington University
SD-11: Procurement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A John Zuzarte
Program Manager
Central Stores WWU
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The percentage of institutionally purchased appliances that are ENERGY STAR rated (of eligible appliance categories):
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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) :
73.50

Does the institution’s vendor code or policy require vendors to use less packaging?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

WWU does not require vendors to use less package but on formal bids(over $50,000) for goods and services when appropriate to evaluate recycled content and supplier sustainability we attach the supplier sustainability questionnaire to the bid documents
We also use environmental factors in life cycle costing and bid evaluating to determine best value.


WWU does not require vendors to use less package but on formal bids(over $50,000) for goods and services when appropriate to evaluate recycled content and supplier sustainability we attach the supplier sustainability questionnaire to the bid documents
We also use environmental factors in life cycle costing and bid evaluating to determine best value.

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