Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 76.81 |
Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Loyola University Chicago
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Aaron
Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
Loyola University Chicago is committed and continually strengthens its sustainability efforts with our campus partners. Buyers and users should utilize suppliers and service providers that make use of, to practicable extent, materials and services that support the University’s sustainability mission. This should include efforts to conserve energy and water resources, support efficient delivery and supplier programs and reduce waste through reducing, reusing and recycling. The Purchasing Department leverages current supplier relationships to raise awareness of the need to reduce our environmental impact and maximize resource efficiency.
https://www.luc.edu/purchasing/purch_policy.shtml
Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or 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
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
The text of the policy: Housekeeping
Loyola University Chicago is committed to using the highest quality and most sustainable cleaning products when ever possible. In order to reduce harmful chemicals being introduced to the residential and academic spaces on campus, we use only products certified by Green Seal EcoLogo or the U.S. E.P.A. Design for the Environment.
Consumable office products
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
Furniture and furnishings
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
In the latest procurement for furniture, sustainability was included. The firm selected has a robust reupholstering and reuse program: https://www.rework-furniture.com/sustainability
On campus, the Design Services unit administers the furniture disposal and reassignment program. This program provides previously used furniture at no cost to the department. The used furniture program is managed by Administrative Services with delivery of furniture provided by the Facilities Department. Items determined to be too obsolete for University reassignment are donated to area charities at the discretion of the Design Services Manager.
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Sustainability
Whenever possible, Loyola purchases only Energy Star certified equipment and makes every attempt to choose EPEAT silver or gold-certified desktops, laptops, printers and monitors. We encourage all Loyola students, staff and faculty to consider sustainable information technology equipment.
Food service providers
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
The concessions and convenience stores are run by Aramark. We don't host any franchises. Vending was covered by the sustainability policy and we incorporated no water bottles, EnergyStar machines only and reduced inventory of machines in this contracting process.
I have pasted in the section from the most-recent RFP for dining services related to minority/small business utilization and sustainability:
"Describe Bidder’s diversity programs, efforts and considerations. Does Bidder have an applicable small, disadvantage business, minority-owned and women-owned business program or other connection? If so, please describe how the bidder would be able to provide quarterly reporting to Loyola that substantiates the Bidders efforts to support such programs, efforts and considerations.
How does Bidder address environmental concerns and sustainability efforts? Please describe Bidder’s environmental concerns and sustainability efforts on a company-wide scale and how Bidder would address these matters in the Food Services specifically, such as in connection with environmental and sustainable food preparation and waste control efforts."
These are the prompts for any responding vendor.
Garments and linens
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
Professional service providers
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
Transportation and fuels
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For Purchasers - http://www.luc.edu/purchasing/purchmanual/univpolicies/index.shtml
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