Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 59.82 |
Liaison | Joanne Wong |
Submission Date | Feb. 10, 2021 |
Mills College
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.75 / 3.00 |
Joanne
Wong Sustainability Coordinator Campus Facilities |
Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
Mills uses 30% post-consumer paper or better. All other types of paper have been blocked from being purchased.
To support purchasing at the departmental level, Mills College Green Department Certification Program identifies and recognizes departments on campus that have integrated environmental sustainability into their operations in order to lower their ecological footprint. The program identifies actions and procedures that departments can implement, along with innovative ideas that are department-specific. Departments can refer to the Green Department Certification Resource Guide and must fill out the Green Department Certification Checklist. Certifications are valid for two years.
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:
Consumable office products
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
Mills uses 30% post-consumer paper or better. All other types of paper have been blocked from being purchased.
Furniture and furnishings
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Food service providers
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
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:
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