Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.72
Liaison Marina Zdobnova
Submission Date March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of California, Berkeley
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.61 / 1.00 Mikayla Tran
SDG & OS Engagement Fellow
Office of Sustainability
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
1,213,455.91 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
725,883.98 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
1,163,836.56 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
714,330.60 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
This data was taken from fiscal year 2020.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
60.58

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This data was taken from fiscal year 2020. Data was gathered by the UCOP Sustainable Procurement team.

Note: The last quarter of FY20 likely reflects pandemic related trends.

University of California has a system-wide agreement with the company Waxie for supplying cleaning and janitorial products. The vendor is proactive in promoting the purchase of green products and in providing a clear and thorough reporting of spend.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.