Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.69
Liaison Margaret Lo
Submission Date Dec. 16, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Ball State University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Matt Stephenson
Senior Director of Business Services for Purchasing, Printing, and Contracts
Business and Auxiliary Services
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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:

Each building's own cleaning staff and requirements are directed by the policy.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
No

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

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
0 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?:
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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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

University purchasing decisions regarding cleaning products are currently made at a unit-level. The centralized purchasing agent only services to find the requested products at the best price for the university.

The university will be working to include questions regarding unit-level purchasing policies in future unit-level sustainability plans.


University purchasing decisions regarding cleaning products are currently made at a unit-level. The centralized purchasing agent only services to find the requested products at the best price for the university.

The university will be working to include questions regarding unit-level purchasing policies in future unit-level sustainability plans.

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