Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.21
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date June 9, 2023

STARS v2.2

Boston University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.98 / 1.00 Michael Lyons
Senior Category Manager - Facilities
Sourcing & Procurement
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
679,000 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
652,900 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
455,519.13 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
455,519.13 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
Fiscal year 2022, July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
97.70

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/projects/sustainable-cleaning-program/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This represents FY2022 metrics.

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