Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.41
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Carnegie Mellon University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 2.00 Shawn Fronzaglia
Director
Procurement Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

Carnegie Mellon University does not have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase green cleaning products. However, the products used by university's vendor, Integrated Service Solution (ISS), use Diversey, Inc line of products, which are GS37 certified.


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

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
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Total expenditures on cleaning products :
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

ISS contract agreement;
“Contractor will, whenever possible, furnish and utilize chemicals, agents, and coatings that are of “Green Practice” formulation, where quality outcome and labor efficiency are not of consequence.”


ISS contract agreement;
“Contractor will, whenever possible, furnish and utilize chemicals, agents, and coatings that are of “Green Practice” formulation, where quality outcome and labor efficiency are not of consequence.”

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