Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.22
Liaison Andrew D'Amico
Submission Date March 15, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Princeton University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.49 / 2.00 Jonathan Baer
Director, Building Services
Building Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

The University's current strategy is to transition to Green Seal-certified cleaners, and we have done so simply by purchasing more Green Seal-certified cleaners - an increase of almost 30 percent by volume from 2010 to 2011. Currently, 66.2 percent of our cleaners, in terms of total spending on cleaning products, are Green Seal-certified.


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
115,400 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
174,473 US/Canadian $

A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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