Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.60
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 14, 2011
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Bard College
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.16 / 2.00 Laurie Husted
Sustainability Manager
Bard Office of Sustainability (BoS)
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

When Aramark replaced ServiceMaster they adopted the below contract and began using Green Seal certified products.
4. Materials and Supplies
...(e) ServiceMaster will use supplies and materials that are environmentally sound/impact free on the environment and meet State and Federal OSHA standards. ServiceMaster will provide Material Safety Data Sheets for supplies being used.

Text excerpted from Bard College's contract with Aramark.


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

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
25,796 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
59,000 US/Canadian $

A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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