Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 79.55
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2020

STARS v2.2

Santa Clara University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.91 / 1.00 Andy Hernandez
Stockroom Supervisor
Facilities
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Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
49,329.77 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
40,892.16 US/Canadian $

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
115,064.95 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
107,970.25 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :

01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018


Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
90.55

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The current contract for commercial custodial services demonstrates that our campus facilities are cleaned with products that are GreenSeal Certified.

The contract is dated June 22, 2015, Specifications Chemicals and Supplies (Page S-C-1of 4, Paragraph 1. General Requirements, sub-paragraph 1.3) states, "The Contractor will use brands and types of chemicals that are certified as meeting the GreenSeal Environmental Standards for Cleaning Services by the GreenSeal Organization whenever there are chemical brands and types that perform acceptably to The University."


The current contract for commercial custodial services demonstrates that our campus facilities are cleaned with products that are GreenSeal Certified.

The contract is dated June 22, 2015, Specifications Chemicals and Supplies (Page S-C-1of 4, Paragraph 1. General Requirements, sub-paragraph 1.3) states, "The Contractor will use brands and types of chemicals that are certified as meeting the GreenSeal Environmental Standards for Cleaning Services by the GreenSeal Organization whenever there are chemical brands and types that perform acceptably to The University."

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