Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.37
Liaison Manon Raby
Submission Date Dec. 24, 2024

STARS v3.0

Concordia University
OP-9: Sustainable Procurement System

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.72 / 7.00 Caroline Bogner
Senior Director
Procurement Services
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9.1 Supplier code of conduct

Does the institution have a published code of conduct to guide suppliers on the institution’s social and environmental expectations for them?:
Yes

Copy of the institution’s supplier code of conduct:
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Online location of the institution’s supplier code of conduct:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to environmental impact that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
No

Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to the treatment of workers that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
Yes

Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to governance and ethical business practices that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
No

Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to the advancement of sustainability in the supply chain?:
No

Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations of monitoring and review?:
No

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 9.1:
0.20

9.2 Percentage of bid solicitations that identify sustainability considerations

Does the institution have sufficient data on its bid solicitations to pursue this indicator?:
Yes

Percentage of bid solicitations that identify product sustainability specifications:
52

Percentage of bid solicitations that identify supplier sustainability considerations:
0

Description of the methodology used to assess the institution’s bid solicitations:

Using data from SEAO from October 2023 through September 2024. Mid 2023, SEAO began tracking sustainability indicators. In the above period, 50 calls for public tender were issued, 26 were identified to have sustainability indicators. Therefore, 52% of Concordia’s Calls for Public Tenders identified sustainability considerations.

Senior buyers were consulted.

 

 


If claiming points for this indicator, at least one of the following two fields is also required:

Online resource supporting the percentage of bid solicitations reported:
Document supporting the percentage of bid solicitations reported:

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 9.2:
0.52

9.3 Average weight given to sustainability considerations in bid appraisal 

Average weight assigned to product sustainability specifications in the institution’s bid appraisal process:
5 to 9 percent

Average weight assigned to supplier sustainability considerations in the institution’s bid appraisal process:
5 to 9 percent

Narrative outlining how the average weights given to sustainability considerations were determined:

The average weight given to sustainability considerations is 10% (marge preferentielle) for all public tenders selected on quality. 11 of the calls for public tender were selected based on quality. Therefore, the weighted average given to sustainability considerations in bid appraisals is 5.5%.


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 9.3:
1

9.4 Percentage of contract spend with social impact suppliers

Does the institution have sufficient data on its contract spend to pursue this indicator?:
No

Performance year for contract spend:
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Local currency code:
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Total annual contract spend:
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Annual contract spend with social impact suppliers:
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Narrative and/or website URL providing an a overview of the institution’s contracts with social impact suppliers:
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Description of the methodology used to assess the institution’s contract spend with social impact suppliers:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Percentage of contract spend with social impact suppliers:
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Points earned for indicator 9.4:
0

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:
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