Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.55
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date Jan. 7, 2022

STARS v2.2

Syracuse University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.55 / 1.00 Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
727,063.42 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
152,109.42 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
578,987 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
569,037 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
The University has a purchasing contract to include purchasing Green Seal (R), Safer Choice Certified (Meets U.S. EPA Safer Product Standards), Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)(R) Certified, USDA Certified Biobased Product, Carbonfree(R) Certified, ECOLOGO(R) Certified, Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI)(R) Certified, UL Environment Claims Validated, USDA Certified Biobased Product, and GREENGUARD(R) Certified.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
55.22

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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