| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.92 |
| Liaison | Bert Jacobson |
| Submission Date | Feb. 20, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Kankakee Community College
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.73 / 2.00 |
Bert
Jacobson Dean, Environmental and Institutional Sustainability Environmental and Institutional Sustainability |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
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:
KCC's Green Purchasing Policy states that "KCC is committed to the use and purchase of environmentally and socially responsible materials and products". It is the expectation of each administrator to follow the policy. Metrics and reports are generated periodically to support the policy. The Business Office implements the purchasing practice. The sustainability department helps the Business office establish goals, benchmarks, assessments, reporting mechanisms, etc. The role of the sustainability department is to provide the Business office with the technical support necessary to implement the practice and to assist with the implementation primarily through education-both of the Business office to get them up to speed on green purchasing and other offices/departments to follow the policy.
Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
Total expenditures on cleaning products :
A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The URL listed above does not directly link to KCC's Green Purchasing Policy. Access to internal policies and procedures as well as marketing materials is limited and not publicly available. Copies of policies and materials are available by request to bjacobson@kcc.edu.
The URL listed above does not directly link to KCC's Green Purchasing Policy. Access to internal policies and procedures as well as marketing materials is limited and not publicly available. Copies of policies and materials are available by request to bjacobson@kcc.edu.
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