Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.90
Liaison Jessica Bowen
Submission Date Aug. 3, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Aquinas College
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.82 / 1.00 Jessica Eimer Bowen
Director of Sustainability
Center for Sustainability
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
Yes

A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

The Center for Sustainability works closely with the Director of Housekeeping. Through regular conversation, we assure that the college is purchasing the most environmentally and socially responsible products on the market that still perform to our standards. All housekeeping personnel receive a minimum of four hours of initial green cleaning training (including policies and procedures) and a minimum of one-two hour refresher course each year. The training includes which products to purchase, how to use them, things to look for to ensure compliance, methods of green cleaning, proper use of equipment and supplies, initiatives for minimizing energy use, and waste reduction/recycling information.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
36,368.71 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
48,028.16 US/Canadian $

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?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s low-impact, ecological cleaning program:
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
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