Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.14
Liaison Alexis Reyes
Submission Date June 3, 2011
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STARS v1.1

Pomona College
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Ginny Routhe
Director
Sustainability Integration Office
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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:

If products, procedures, or equipment must be used that do not meet the standards, they should be used for an isolated issue that can only be mitigated by using that item or action. Occasional deviation from the program is acceptable on a case-by-case basis as determined by Facilities and Campus Services and the Sustainability Integration Office. Facilities and Campus Services will continually test environmentally-preferred products from a variety of manufacturers in order to best understand what will be effective for the College. The Sustainability Integration Office oversees the purchasing of green cleaning products.


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 :
13,190.55 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
26,387.09 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:
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