Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Kathleen Crawford
Submission Date May 31, 2024

STARS v2.2

Florida Gulf Coast University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.78 / 1.00 Kathleen Crawford
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Health & Safety
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
63,695 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
44,283 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
153,094 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
124,274 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
These are the aggregate expenditures per category for 12 months, November 2022 through November 2023

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
77.75

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:
Physical Plant:
These are the aggregate expenditures per category for 12 months, November 2022 through November 2023:

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products: $56,055
Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products: $44,283
Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products: $137,238
Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products: $108,418

Green Seal Certified cleaners (GS-34), Floorcare products (GS-40), and Paper Products (GS-1).

Housing:
Cleaning products
Total annual expenditures on cleaning products $ 7640.00
Annual expenditures on certified green* cleaning products $6440.00

Janitorial paper products
Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products $15,856.00
Annual expenditures on certified green* janitorial paper products
$15,856.00

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