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New & Expanded Version of Guide Meets Growing Need

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Healthy Schools Campaign is offering opportunities for sponsors to join the team that's greening America's schools. To learn how you can be part of the Green Clean Schools team, contact Sara Porter at (312) 419-1810 or by email.

Sponsorship Deadline: April 1, 2012.

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Green Clean Schools At a Glance

Since October 2006. . .

  • 100,000+ guides distributed
  • 115,000+ visitors to greencleanschools.org
  • 5,000+ subscribers to quarterly newsletter
  • 75+ articles in the news
  • 60+ speaking engagements

The Quick & Easy Guide. . .

  • Serves as the criteria for judging in American School & University’s Green Cleaning Award Program
  • Was instrumental in the success of legislation requiring green cleaning in Illinois schools
  • Is cited as a resource in the book Green Cleaning for Dummies

Overview   

In Oct. 2006, Healthy Schools Campaign released The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, the first ever multimedia guide to demystify green cleaning for a school audience. In Sept. 2012, HSC will release the expanded fourth edition of this increasingly in-demand resource. The guide includes a content-rich brochure with information about what it takes to go green at school, in five easy steps. The guide is supported by the greencleanschools.org website, a quarterly newsletter and more.

New for the Fourth Edition. The updated and expanded fourth edition will include information about the U.S. Department of Education’s new Green Ribbon Schools program and its connection to green cleaning. The fourth edition will also feature additional information on strategies for using tracking and measurement to drive green cleaning programs, the latest in training and operations for green cleaning and much more.

Growing Need & Interest in Green Cleaning  

Increased awareness of green cleaning, along with legislation requiring green cleaning in schools, continues to bolster demand for this one-of-a-kind resource. The corporate green team supporting the guide has grown tremendously to include 34 industry leaders.

The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools is promoted and distributed with the invaluable support of 24 leading education stakeholder organizations, including:

American Association of School Administrators
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers
American School & University
Association of School Business Officials International
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Coalition for Community Schools
Council of Educational Facility Planners International
International Brotherhood of Teamsters – Public Services Division
International Executive Housekeepers Association
ISSA, The Experts on Cleaning and Maintenance
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of School Nurses
National Association of State Boards of Education
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Natinal Education Association Health Information Network
National School Plant Management Association
Parents for Public Schools
Public Education Network
School Nutrition Association
Service Employees International Union
U.S. Green Building Council

Sponsorship Benefits

As a sponsor, you will align your brand with the successful campaign that is helping transform the green market for schools and will reach a wide variety of influential school decision-makers. Sponsors form an important partnership with HSC, sharing practical insight and expertise and providing resources to support sustainability and green cleaning in schools.

Sponsorship ranges from $2,500-$25,000 and includes:

  • Prominent recognition on the guide brochure, online version of the guide, on the greencleanschools.org website and in the green clean schools e-newsletter.
  • Descriptions and photos of your products meeting HSC’s green standards in the product directory and online at the greencleanschools.org website.
  • Special green team logo that you can use to highlight your participation in Green Clean Schools (available at certain sponsorship levels).
  • Recognition in guide promotions and publicity including news releases, signage, fliers and the greencleanschools.org website.
  • Distributor Center featuring contact information and relevant links for distributor sponsors.

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Sponsorship also includes the opportunity to add on benefits and services including:

  • Customized sales training on how sales staff can use the guide to increase sales.

  • Webinar series on green cleaning for school decision-makers in your markets

  • Special arrangements for use of HSC logo on your marketing materials based on context, scope and duration.

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Sponsorship Deadline: April 1, 2012
For details on these and other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sara Porter at (312) 419-1810 or by email.

HSC’s Green Cleaning Standards

Healthy Schools Campaign defines green cleaning programs as those programs that protect health without harming the environment. HSC’s green cleaning program includes standards in the following product categories:

  • Industrial and institutional cleaners: Green Seal, Ecologo and US EPA’s Design for the Environment environmental standards
  • Hand cleaners: Green Seal or Ecologo standards
  • Deodorizers, furniture polishes, solvents, and other high-VOC cleaning products: California Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
  • Vacuum cleaners and certified extractors: Carpet and Rug Institute’s (CRI) Green Label Program
  • Janitorial paper products: Green Seal, Ecologo, Chlorine Free Products, US EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, and rapidly renewable resources
  • Trash can liners and recycled plastic items: US EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
  • Pest control devices: EPA-registered devices that work without the use of chemical pesticides
  • Scrubbers, burnishers, and other cleaning equipment: US Green Building Council’s LEED-EB Credit 3.7 for Green Cleaning - Sustainable Cleaning Equipment

The guide also includes other possible product categories, such as:

  • Microfiber products and accessories
  • Floor mats
  • Hands-free dispensers, bathroom fixtures and lighting
  • Food Service Cleaning Products

Additional product categories meeting these and other HSC green cleaning standards may be considered for inclusion in the guide on a case-by-case basis. Note that inclusion in the guide does not represent or imply an endorsement of a particular product or company by HSC.