Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.08
Liaison Jessica Krejcik
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Concordia University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.87 / 1.00 Pat Pietromonaco
Senior Director Property Management
Facilities Management
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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:
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The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:

Through contractual obligations, Concordia's cleaning & janitorial contractor is obligated to use products that are environmentally-certified, such as:
- Eco Logo
- Green Seal

This has been indicated in the latest Request For Proposal document for cleaning services, especially for products such as:
- Toilet paper
- Hand towel
- Hand soap
- Hand sanitizer


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

- The contractor must supply a list of all products to the university and provide an updated list as soon as a new product is used.
- The university can decide to have an item on the list replaced if it is considered inappropriate.
- All products must be approved by the university before being used.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
326,001.63 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
394,861.56 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:
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