| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.88 |
| Liaison | Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel |
| Submission Date | June 3, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Polytechnique Montréal
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Patrick
Cigana Sustainability Advisor Sustainability 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 desire to support sustainable procurement: "Polytechnique is committed to meeting 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 select 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 in selecting 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 in selecting IT products.
Food Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
The food services contract between Polytechnique and Aramark clearly states 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 states that, when replacing vehicules from the fleet, electrical or hybrid vehicles should be given priority when such 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 states 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
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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