| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 82.81 |
| Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
| Submission Date | April 12, 2023 |
Loyola University Chicago
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.50 / 3.00 |
Aaron
Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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The policies, guidelines or directives:
3.6 Policy Statement On University Environmental Sustainability Initiatives
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/purchmanual/univpolicies/index.shtml#environmental
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/purchmanual/univpolicies/index.shtml#environmental
Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA less comprehensively, e.g. for certain types of systems or projects and not others
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
The Office of Sustainability works closely with the Purchasing Department in understanding upcoming procurement processes. If these are products or services identified to have ongoing costs to the university through operation, maintenance or disposal than a True Cost of Ownership process is utilized to understand the opportunities to contain these costs and impacts to the environment. This process is standardized in an annual meeting with Sustainability and Purchasing where the upcoming procurement commodities are identified and a timeline for TCO consideration is incorporated into the RFP timeline.
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
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
The policy related to green cleaning can be found here: http://www.luc.edu/environmentalservices/aboutus/housekeeping/
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.
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
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
Sustainable, Green and Recycled Materials-
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.
Specifically, in our RFP process here is the required prompt:
How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
Describe Bidder’s diversity programs, efforts and considerations. Does Bidder have an applicable small, disadvantage business program or status as such, minority-owned and/or women-owned business program and/or HUBZone business program? If so, please describe. How does Bidder encourage participation of its suppliers in any diversity programs, efforts and considerations?
The results of this procurement resulted in Warehouse Direct, a local firm souring paper from the nearest possible papermill in Wisconsin. https://www.luc.edu/purchasing/resources/vendorsustainability/ and here: https://warehousedirect.com/index.php/sustainability/
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.
Specifically, in our RFP process here is the required prompt:
How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
Describe Bidder’s diversity programs, efforts and considerations. Does Bidder have an applicable small, disadvantage business program or status as such, minority-owned and/or women-owned business program and/or HUBZone business program? If so, please describe. How does Bidder encourage participation of its suppliers in any diversity programs, efforts and considerations?
The results of this procurement resulted in Warehouse Direct, a local firm souring paper from the nearest possible papermill in Wisconsin. https://www.luc.edu/purchasing/resources/vendorsustainability/ and here: https://warehousedirect.com/index.php/sustainability/
Furniture and furnishings
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
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.
During our RFP process for furnishings, all respondents are asked to reply to this prompt: How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
In the latest procurement for furniture, sustainability was included. The firm selected has a robust reupholstering and reuse program: https://www.bos.com/about/sustainability/
During our RFP process for furnishings, all respondents are asked to reply to this prompt: How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
In the latest procurement for furniture, sustainability was included. The firm selected has a robust reupholstering and reuse program: https://www.bos.com/about/sustainability/
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
https://www.luc.edu/its/services/desktoplaptopmobiledevices/technologypurchases/departmentaltechnologypurchases/
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.
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
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
Dining Services are provided by Aramark. Efforts on sustainability in Food Services can be found on the Dining Services Website. http://luc.campusdish.com/Sustainability.aspx
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. Dining vendor employees are covered by a bargaining unit.
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.
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. Dining vendor employees are covered by a bargaining unit.
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
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional service providers
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
Sustainable, Green and Recycled Materials
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.
Specifically, in our RFP process here is the required prompt:
How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
Describe Bidder’s diversity programs, efforts and considerations. Does Bidder have an applicable small, disadvantage business program or status as such, minority-owned and/or women-owned business program and/or HUBZone business program? If so, please describe. How does Bidder encourage participation of its suppliers in any diversity programs, efforts and considerations?
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.
Specifically, in our RFP process here is the required prompt:
How does Bidder address environmental concerns, sustainability efforts and occupational health and safety?
Describe Bidder’s diversity programs, efforts and considerations. Does Bidder have an applicable small, disadvantage business program or status as such, minority-owned and/or women-owned business program and/or HUBZone business program? If so, please describe. How does Bidder encourage participation of its suppliers in any diversity programs, efforts and considerations?
Transportation and fuels
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Loyola included biodiesel in it's procurement and contract for campus shuttle services. This averages to be 20% Loyola produced biofuel.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For Vendors - http://www.luc.edu/purchasing/supplier_info/index.shtml
For Purchasers - http://www.luc.edu/purchasing/purchmanual/univpolicies/index.shtml
For Purchasers - http://www.luc.edu/purchasing/purchmanual/univpolicies/index.shtml
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