Purchasing

Have a sustainable purchasing policy or recommendations

Examples and Templates:

• Lehigh University

• a template policy

For further tips about easing into green purchasing, visit NASPO's Green Purchasing Guide website

Additional points are awarded if your company does its best to:

Buying from local vendors first.

Benefit:

Reduces emissions associated with transportation and supports the local economy​

Requiring products with recycled content.

Benefit:

Supporting the recycling market doesn't just mean recycling material, but also

purchasing the products made from recycled content

Buying reusable or durable goods over disposable.

Benefit:

Reduces the waste and cost associated with buying disposable goods​

Requiring supplies when possible to be delivered with minimal/recycled packaging.

Benefit:

Simply asking suppliers if they have green shipping options can help reduce

unnecessary packaging waste​

Having a centralized supply ordering system and/or buying in bulk when possible.

Benefit: ​

Having one person in charge of ordering supplies helps to consolidate multiple

shipments into one and allows supplies to be ordered in bulk, reducing transportation

emissions and packaging waste