Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.46
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 20, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Cornell University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.44 / 1.00 Tom Romantic
Sr. Director
Supply Management
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase office paper that has recycled content and/or is certified to meet multi-criteria sustainability standards for paper?:
Yes

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A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
Per the Procurement Services web site, "Our suppliers make conscious efforts every day to address environmental concerns. Procurement Services and W.B. Mason encourage you to select recycled copy paper, either 30% or 100%, when placing your paper orders. Visit the punch-out site in e-SHOP to select recycled copy paper products. Cornell prefers to purchase recycled content office paper."

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Guidelines are present on our website and posted to communications via web posts, newsletters and catalog offerings. Onsite paper vendor representatives are encouraged to promote recycled paper over virgin. In house recycling program supports recycled paper through education to individual departments and students.

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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Yes

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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 0 US/Canadian $
30-49 percent 177,620 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 571 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 0 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) 50,343 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
477,984 US/Canadian $

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The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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