| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.23 |
| Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
| Submission Date | Oct. 17, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Washington, Seattle
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Claudia
Christensen Procurement Manager Procurement Services |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
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:
The University Procurement Services Department provides oversight and guidance to campus departments regarding purchasing decisions, processes and policies. The department promotes sustainability at the desk level and with suppliers. Contracts include sustainability considerations, depending on the product or servce and suppliers are evaluated based on their ability to ensure the promote the University's green initiatives. Solicitations incorporate language that enables the buying staff the ability to assess suppliers committment to sustainability both at a corporate level and at a product level. Suppliers are required to identify and promote products that meet or exceed environmental standards. Through campus forums, departmental outreach meetings and daily interaction with faculty, staff and students, the procurement service staff encourage and promote the benefits of purchasing green or environmentally responsible products. The policy and guidelines are published at: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/ps/
There is the easy to use eProcurement web-portal, which makes it easy to by the correct green products.
http://f2.washington.edu/fm/ps/ecommerce/eprocurement
There is the "How to buy guide", which gives a lot of guidelines on how to and what to buy.
http://f2.washington.edu/fm/ps/how-to-buy
Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
Total expenditures on cleaning products :
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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