| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.45 |
| Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Grand Valley State University
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Yumiko
Jakobcic Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability Practices |
How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum environmental standards?:
How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum standards governing employee wages, benefits, working conditions and rights?:
A copy of the policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
The policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
University projects address environmental standards whenever possible. The attached sample guidelines for furniture includes regionally sourced/manufactured materials, documentation that wood materials come from sustainably managed forests, and sustainable practices used within overall manufacturing/office practices as part of its evaluation criteria. It also includes other sustainability-related requests, such as using blanket-wrapped delivery instead of cardboard/packaging.
University projects are required to be bid in under the Prevailing Wage Law, Act 166 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965
A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure that the guidelines are followed, including a brief description of instances when the guidelines have changed purchasing behavior, if applicable:
Sustainable practices are often written into RFPs and influence purchasing behavior by requiring partners to meet certain sustainability-related criteria.
The website URL where information about the institution’s guidelines for its business partners is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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