Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.88
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date April 20, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Babson College
OP-13: Vendor Code of Conduct

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Steve Tolley
Assistant Director, Ground, Building Services & Sustainability
Facilities Management & Planning
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Does the institution have and act on a vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy that sets expectations about the social and environmental responsibility of vendors with whom the institution does business?:
Yes

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The website URL where the vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy is posted :
None
A copy of the vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy:
None
A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure the code is followed, including a brief description of instances when vendor code of conduct has changed purchasing behavior within the last five years, if applicable:
Our purchasing department has instituted the attached Purchasing Code of Ethics that guides thier processes for college wide purchasing. In addition they ask questions of vendors questions about thier sustainable practices. An example of how this has worked is changing our copy vendor which resulted in less machines on campus and lower energy use. In addition the Dunkin Donut on campus was pressured into using recyclable paper cups on campus as oposed to non recyclable styrofoam.

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