Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.57
Liaison Rebecca Collins
Submission Date Dec. 14, 2023

STARS v2.2

Temple University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.82 / 1.00 Rebecca Collins
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
281,584 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
205,827 US/Canadian $

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
158,165 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
154,554 US/Canadian $

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

Temple University has two business units that purchase janitorial cleaning and paper products. Both were asked to provide their total spend on janitorial cleaning and paper products for FY 2023.
The office of sustainability reviewed purchases and confirmed environmental certifications based on product number and name.


Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
81.95

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