Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.66
Liaison Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date Dec. 23, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

James Madison University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.55 / 2.00 John Ventura
Assistant Director of Operations
Facilities Management
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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:

JMU's cleaning staff receive training which dictates that staff may only use cleaning products approved by the university, with Green Seal or EcoLogo cleaning products accounting for well over half of JMU's cleaning budget.


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 :
96,186.90 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
138,063.77 US/Canadian $

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

Entered by Michael Dalmolin; Training information from Debra Morris and cleaning product expenditure data compiled by Joseph Archer.


Entered by Michael Dalmolin; Training information from Debra Morris and cleaning product expenditure data compiled by Joseph Archer.

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