Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.69
Liaison Christina Olsen
Submission Date Aug. 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

British Columbia Institute of Technology
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
602,790 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
165,590 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
273,250 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
273,250 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :

Fiscal Year 2023-24


Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
50.09

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

BCIT’s in-house green cleaning (BEST Service Pros) provides a Green Cleaning Program that has been third-party certified through CIMS, the Cleaning Industry Management Standard. This program is LEED compliant and focuses on training, cleaning processes, assessment, indoor air quality, and chemicals and equipment (all products listed on the Safety Data Sheets are green certified). It meets all the requirements of the LEED Version 4.1 Operations and Maintenance in-house green cleaning policy. 

Janitorial Paper Products include: ECOLOGO certified, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SF) Fibre Sourcing Standard, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, U.S. EPA Safer Choice labeled, Green Seal certified.

https://best.ca/corporate-social-responsibility/environment

https://best.ca/blog/best-service-pros-achieves-cims-certification-with-near-perfect-score


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