Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.97
Liaison Alex Davis
Submission Date July 29, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Arizona State University
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Betty Lombardo
Manager
University Sustainability Practices
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes

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The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Purchasing Policy 210: Green Purchasing requires that desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors purchased must meet the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) environmental criteria designated as “gold” as contained in the IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. Departments follow this purchasing policy as they order computers through Arizona State University's e-commerce system from SciQuest. The Purchasing Department also does not authorize payment for non-compliant machines, including those purchased by individuals who request reimbursement.

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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT computers)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
5,703,390.62 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
4,713.63 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
5,714,128.33 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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