| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.41 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Seattle University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.81 / 1.00 |
Phillip
Thompson Director CEJS |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
Please see the attached document.
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
Our contracted custodial vendor signed a letter committing to follow our green cleaning guidelines.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
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?:
A brief description of the institution’s low-impact, ecological cleaning program:
Seattle University shall select cleaning products that meet Green Seal certification requirements. All newly-purchased powered janitorial equipment shall meet the criteria listed in GS-42, Green Seal Environmental Standard for Cleaning Services, First Edition, September 1, 2006 and all future editions.
A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
The sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
See the attached Exhibits A, A-1 and A-2 of master service contract.
Note1: Our contractor for cleaning the academic buildings is CIMS green building certified by ISSA.
Note2: SU will be re-writing the contract at the end of the fiscal year 2016 and will include verbiage that indicates our green standards more clearly.
The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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