Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.67
Liaison Aurora Sharrard
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Pittsburgh
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.59 / 1.00 Jennifer Barnes
Supplier Diversity & Sustainability
Purchasing
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
837,340 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
225,176 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
659,656 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
657,616 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
Information above is for fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023)

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
58.97

Optional Fields 

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:
Cleaning product purchasing data pulled from Rapid payment system for cleaning and janitorial supply purchases by both Facilities Management and Business & Auxiliaries.

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.