Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 42.59
Liaison Catherine Lockhart
Submission Date June 30, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Lawrence University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jeff Clark
Professor
Geology
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
Yes

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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:
All cleaning products shall be Green Seal Certified or equivalent.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
We have worked with our vendor to provide only Green Seal Certified products and ordering is centralized. Internal budget reviews indicate that we are purchasing 100% Green Seal Certified cleaning products.

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

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Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
90,000 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
90,000 US/Canadian $

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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?:
No

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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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