BMS is committed to developing and maintaining an environment that enhances human health and fosters a transition toward sustainability. The “BMS/Green Clean” program is a commercial cleaning program that is designed to increase the health and quality of our buildings for the benefit of our employees, tenants and the environment. BMS is committed to continuous improvement in:
- Demonstrating institutional practices that promote sustainability, including measures to increase efficiency and use of renewable resources, and to decrease production of waste and hazardous materials, both in BMS’s own operations and in those of its suppliers.
- Promoting health, productivity and safety of the BMS community through design and maintenance of the built environment.
- Enhancing the health of our building’s ecosystems.
- Developing planning tools to enable comparative analysis of sustainability implications and to support long-term economic, environmental and socially responsible decision-making.
- Encouraging environmental inquiry and institutional learning throughout the company.
- Establishing indicators for sustainability that will enable monitoring reporting and continuous improvement.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Members of the U.S. Green Building Council
- Define "green building" by establishing a common standard of measurement
- Promote integrated, whole-building design practices
- Recognize environmental leadership in the building industry
- Raise consumer awareness of green building benefits
- Transform the building market
Existing Buildings - LEED credits can be received for green cleaning programs for renovations of existing buildings (LEED-EB)
| Credit | Points | Explanation |
| 4.1- 4.3 | 3 | Purchase 30% of green cleaning products, paper products, and trash bags (1 point received for each 30%) |
| 5 | 3 | Recycling |
| 10.1 | 1 | Entryway matting system |
| 10.2 | 1 | Isolation of janitorial closets |
| 10.3 | 1 | Low environmental impact cleaning policy |
| 10.4-10.5 | 2 | Low environmental impact pest management policy |
| 10.6 | 1-4 | GS - 42 training |
| 5 | Innovation in cleaning |
GreenSeal.org and BMS have worked closely through the Standards Development Committee to create a uniform set of guidelines and approved products for cleaning service providers. Please refer to our Sustainability Principles & Policy for more detailed information pertaining to the products and standards that BMS utilizes.
