| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.70 |
| Liaison | Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Polytechnique Montréal
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Jean-François
Desgroseilliers Sustainable Development Advisor Sustainable Development Office |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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The policies, guidelines or directives:
In Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement policy (Politique d’acquisition de biens et services), there is a paragraph about Polytechnique's will to support sustainable procurement : "Polytechnique is committed to reaching the highest environmental standards of excellence. The evaluation of potential suppliers' efforts in sustainable development is a criterion that Polytechnique can use in the analysis of bids. Polytechnique seeks to make choices of products and services that minimize their negative environmental and social impacts throughout their lifecycle. Appendix D outlines the type of environmental and social criteria that Polytechnique aims to take into account in the acquisition of certain categories of products."
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
No
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
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A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
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Part 3: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically Intensive Products and Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
Appendix D of Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement policy lists types of ecologos which can be used to help the selection of cleaning products.
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
Appendix D of Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement policy lists types of paints (without VOCs...) that should be preferably used.
Information Technology (IT)
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
Appendix D of Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement policy lists types of ecologos which can be used to help the selection of IT products.
Food Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
The contract regarding food services that Polytechnique's has with Aramark clearly mentions that all coffee and tea sold in the different selling points should be fair trade certified.
Garments and Linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
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Transportation and Fuels
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Appendix D of Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement mentions that, when changing vehicules from the fleet, electrical or hybrid vehicles should be given priority when models exist.
Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
Appendix D of Polytechnique's Goods and services procurement policy mention that preference should be given to paper containing at least 70% recycled content.
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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