University of Washington, Seattle
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

http://f2.washington.edu/fm/ps/green-purchasing/how-to-buy This policy states that EPEAT Gold or Silver are required standards for electronic products.

Existing University contracts include the requirement that all products be EPEAT Silver or Gold. The University has established an institution standard of EPEAT Gold for all laptops and desktops. Suppliers flag thes products in their electronic catalogs making the choice easy for campus. 100% of the purchases from our contract suppliers meet this requirement. Our purchasing guidelines direct campus to source such products from contract suppliers. Suppliers submit annual spend reports of purchases against contracts and idenfiy EPEAT purchases. Suppliers with catalogs in the Unversity's eProcurement system are required to highlight and identify EPEAT certified products in their catalogs.

University of Washington 2014 Environmental Benefits Report Over their lifetime, compared to products that do not meet EPEAT criteria, the nearly 5000 EPEAT-registered electronics purchased by University of Washington in 2014 alone will: •Reduce use-phase energy consumption by 929,250 kWh •Eliminate 1143 metric tons of air emissions savings, including 285MT of greenhouse gas emissions savings -- equivalent to removing 206 passenger cars from the road for a year. •Avoid 2.85 metric tons of emissions to water •Reduce solid waste by 25,146 kg, the equivalent of the solid waste generated in a year by 13 US households. •Eliminate 4538 kg of hazardous waste, equal to the weight of 37 refrigerators •596,442 kg of primary material savings, equal to the weight of 16 semi-trucks (tractor trailers) •Save $94,699 in energy costs for the University of Washington over 3 years •Total Energy savings from manufacturing through use-phase = electricity to power 135 US households in a year.