Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.28
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date Nov. 25, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Boston University
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Dennis Carlberg
Associate Vice President for Sustainability
BU Sustainability
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How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum environmental standards?:
None
+ Date Revised: Feb. 6, 2015

How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum standards governing employee wages, benefits, working conditions and rights?:
Some

A copy of the policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
The policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
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A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure that the guidelines are followed, including a brief description of instances when the guidelines have changed purchasing behavior, if applicable:

Every Boston University supplier must pre-register and qualify as a University supplier. Each supplier must agree to the Boston University vendor code of conduct including conflict of interest policy in order to become a supplier. Conflicts of interests are noted and forwarded to the Human Resources and/or Legal offices for review.


The website URL where information about the institution’s guidelines for its business partners is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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