Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.95
Liaison Jonathan Lantz-Trissel
Submission Date Jan. 22, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Eastern Mennonite University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.04 / 2.00 Evie King
Custodial Services Supervisor
Physical Plant
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
No

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
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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 Custodial Services Supervisor is responsible for all purchasing of cleaning and janitorial supplies. She initiated early purchases in 2002 of green cleaning chemicals and has been a champion of them since.


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 :
10,483 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
15,096.64 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:

EMU does not have contracts for purchasing of janitorial supplies. We purchase items on a bi-weekly basis.


EMU does not have contracts for purchasing of janitorial supplies. We purchase items on a bi-weekly basis.

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