| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.63 |
| Liaison | Amy Dvorak |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lewis & Clark College
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.25 / 3.00 |
Amy
Dvorak Sustainability Manager Facilities |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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The policies, guidelines or directives:
Lewis & Clark is a leader in environmental education and shall make procurement decisions that embody our commitment including local, national and global issues affecting ecological, social and economic sustainability.
Purchasing decisions should balance economic, social and environmental factors and consider the impacts resulting from production, transportation, use and disposal of products or services.
Grant Purchases of Supplies and Equipment (see Grant Webpage)
Sustainable Procurement Policy
Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion & Diversity to find small business, minority-owned, and women’s business enterprises.
http://www.lclark.edu/offices/business/purchasing-procurement/
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA as a matter of policy and standard practice when evaluating all energy- and water-using products, systems and building components
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
LCCA is used to determine the purchase of goods and systems for building projects. This is demonstrated in a number of areas including:
- our capital projects process, which includes an evaluation section on sustainability:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form?EQBCT=ca785bea65a54573a1850a810ffa44ad
- our description on our operations & maintenance page:
http://www.lclark.edu/offices/facilities/operations-maintenance/
- our participation in a number of external programs such as the Strategic Energy Management program
- our campus Master Plan:
https://webdisk.lclark.edu/planning/WebPageDocs/LC_MasterPlan_CUMP_2009.pdf
- Salmon Safe certification requirements:
http://www.lclark.edu/offices/facilities/grounds/initiatives/
Part 3: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically Intensive Products and Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
Published criteria do not exist to evaluate chemically intensive products. For cleaning products, a green certification label is required in the housekeeping contract. This contract is not published however.
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
The institution's construction contract outlines certification required for renovations and new construction. The certification outlines products criteria.
Information Technology (IT)
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
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Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
http://books.lclark.edu/site_values.asp?
he Lewis & Clark Bookstore is owned and operated by Lewis & Clark College. We maintain that any item bearing the Lewis & Clark name be manufactured by partners who take pride in ethical, social, cultural, economic, and environmental standards. Striving for social responsibility helps everyone from the individual to the community in which she or he lives. We are proud to have these standards set to such a high bar and will relentlessly work to raise it higher.
The Bookstore also places a heavy emphasis on obtaining as many used textbooks as possible. Through our partnerships with wholesalers throughout the country, we are able to offer hundreds of titles for rent, reducing the cost by as much as 50% to both undergraduate and graduate students.
To learn more about social responsibility and values shared by our partners and vendors, please visit the links below.
Associations
Workers Rights Consortium
Fair Labor Association
Connect2One
Vendors
Alta Gracia
JanSport
The Cotton Exchange (All products made in the U.S.)
Nike
Earth Divas
Professional Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
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Transportation and Fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
We have published criteria and policies for paper products specifically, and wood products generally (locally-sourced, sustainably managed) under our Sustainable Procurement Policy:
http://www.lclark.edu/live/files/16648-sustainable-procurement-policy
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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