Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.77
Liaison Marianne Martin
Submission Date Nov. 9, 2010
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

University of Colorado Boulder
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jeff Darling
Staff Member
Procurement Service Center
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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:

All cleaning products purchased by the university are green certified products.

In addition to the state purchasing guidelines referenced in the URL listed above, university purchasing also has a sustainable purchasing website, https://www.cusys.edu/psc/purchasing/sustainable_purchasing.htm.

In the 2006 Environmentally Responsible Purchasing Taskforce update, recommendations and implications for cleaning products were identified and have been adopted by the university.
http://ecenter.colorado.edu/greening-cu/environmentally-responsible-purchasing


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 :
657,372 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
657,372 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:
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