Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.99
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 18, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Macalester College
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Matt Rumpza
Purchasing and AP Manager
Purchasing and Accounts Payable
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How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum environmental standards?:
Some

How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum standards governing employee wages, benefits, working conditions and rights?:
Some

A copy of the policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
The policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):

Macalester's Bookstore and Athletics department use the Worker's Rights Consortium as their guideline for purchasing.


A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure that the guidelines are followed, including a brief description of instances when the guidelines have changed purchasing behavior, if applicable:

The Vendor Code of Conduct was written explicitly in regards to apparel purchasing, and has shaped the chosen clothing suppliers whom the College retails.


The website URL where information about the institution’s guidelines for its business partners is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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