Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.66
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

American University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.97 / 1.00 Courtney Stoner
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
19,857.55 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
11,265.40 US/Canadian $

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
295,417.77 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
295,417.77 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :

7/1/18-6/30/19 (FY19)

100% of expenditures on janitorial paper produces are certified green (information from Aramark Housekeeping).

**FY20 expenditures on cleaning products were impacted by COVID-19 cleaning policies and procedures.


Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
97.27

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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