Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.41
Liaison Jeremy King
Submission Date March 23, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Denison University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.84 / 1.00 Jeremy King
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of the President
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
Yes

A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:

By directive, Building Services on campus chooses Green Seal and EcoLogo certified products for standard cleaning applications across campus.


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

The Office of Sustainability and Facilities Services track yearly expenditures on cleaning supplies to ensure that green cleaning supplies are used across campus by default.


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

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
37,984.35 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
47,952.13 US/Canadian $

Has the institution's main cleaning or housekeeping department(s) and/or contractor(s) adopted a Green Seal or ISSA certified low-impact, ecological (“green”) cleaning program?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s low-impact, ecological cleaning program:
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Denison maintains an internal password protected website where most of this information resides. Public access web pages have limited information on this topic.


Denison maintains an internal password protected website where most of this information resides. Public access web pages have limited information on this topic.

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