Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.39
Liaison Tina Woolston
Submission Date Nov. 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Tufts University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.78 / 1.00 Matthew Laidley
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Finance
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase computers and/or other electronic products that are EPEAT registered or meet similar multi-criteria sustainability standards for electronic products?:
Yes

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A copy of the electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :
The Purchasing Department's practice is to recommend and promote only desktops and laptops certified as EPEAT gold.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
The equipment is verified for its EPEAT standing by the Purchasing department prior to it being highlighted on the "Premier Page" of the Tufts Business-to-Business marketplace.

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Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 43,792.15 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 2,043,633.89 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
2,919,476.98 US/Canadian $

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The website URL where information about the institution's electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Expenditures noted are best estimates based on available data for FY14

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