Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.56
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date May 21, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Manitoba
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Paul Dugal
Manager
Purchasing Services
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How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum environmental standards?:
Some

How many of the institution’s business partners are covered by policies, guidelines and/or agreements that require adherence to minimum standards governing employee wages, benefits, working conditions and rights?:
Some

A copy of the policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
Purchasing_Policy_-_2014_03_12.pdf
+ Date Revised: July 8, 2015

The policies, guidelines, and/or agreements with the institution's business partners (or a representative sample):
The University is committed to considering all environmental, social and economic impacts of all its purchases. Bidders should identify, in reasonable detail, any sustainable initiatives their company is currently undertaking as they pertain to this specific purchase and, in general, as are responsible business. Specific example: http://umanitoba.ca/campus/bookstore/no_sweat.html; http://umanitoba.ca/campus/bookstore/licensee.html

A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure that the guidelines are followed, including a brief description of instances when the guidelines have changed purchasing behavior, if applicable:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s guidelines for its business partners is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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