Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.86
Liaison Nicole Arsenault
Submission Date April 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

York University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
103,561 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
103,561 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
74,319 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
74,319 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
100

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:
Campus Services and Business Operations (CSBO) - Custodial Services has been involved in green cleaning practices for over 20 years with the early adoption of green cleaning chemical use. The Green Cleaning Program serves as a high-level guideline for green cleaning standards and practices and supports the CSBO mission to provide the York University Community with a safe and sustainable environment, explaining the high rate of green cleaning product purchases.

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