SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING(Environmental Preferable Purchasing)

Presented by Kathleen Ingleby, C.P.M.

1. Progress the University of Utah has made in Sustainable (Green) Purchasing

2. Challenges

3. Learning from other Professionals

4. Recommendations

PROGRESS REPORT FOR EPPWHAT WE’VE INITIATED IN OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

1. ADDED A NEW TERM TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON OUR PURCHASE ORDER REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL PREFERABLE PURCHASING

2. ADDED THE SAME TERM TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WE SEND OUT WITH EVERY REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR PROPOSAL.

“Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: The contractor is encouraged to offer Energy Star certified products, EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) recommended products, or products that meet FEMP (Federal Energy Management Program) standards for energy consumption. The University of Utah also encourages contractors to offer products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services. Items considered in this comparison may include raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal.”

INITIATED CONTINUED3. CREATED AND ADDED A “GREEN” PAGE TO OUR PURCHASING

DEPARTMENT WEB SITE WITH SOME BASIC INFO, SUGGESTIONS, AND OTHER WEB LINKS AVAILABLE AT: http://fbs.admin.utah.edu/index.php/purchasing/green/

4. DISCUSS “GREEN” PURCHASING IN OUR MONTHLY CLASS ON BASIC PROCUREMENT OFFERED TO STAFF AND FACULTY

5. IN SEPTEMBER, WE INCLUDED A “GREEN” PURCHASING MESSAGE IN OUR QUARTERLY P-CARD NEWSLETTER SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO CAMPUS

6. WE SEND OUR MONTHLY P-CARD STATEMENTS OUT ELECTRONICALLY

7. SURPLUS AND SALVAGE RECYCLES COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

8. GENERAL STORES AND THE BOOKSTORE STOCK RECYCLED PRODUCTS

9. WE INSTALLED WATER COOLERS AND NO LONGER PROVIDE PLASTIC BOTTLES OF WATER IN OUR TRAINING SESSIONS

10. AN OFFICIAL POLICY FOR THE PURCHASING’S SECTION OF THE P&P’S IS IN PROCESS

Sustainability Policy Areas of Concern

Energy Using Products

Water Efficiency

Toxins and Pollutions

Bio-Based Products

Forest Conservation

Recycling/Recycled

Green Building

Landscaping

Packaging

Waste Minimization

CHALLENGES

1. Support from the top of your organization

2. Outreach / Training / Behavior Modification

3. Time

4. Getting your suppliers on board

5. Finding out what tools are readily available for your use

6. Funding

WEB SITE REFERENCESEnergy:

http://www.energystar.gov

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/ (Federal Energy Mgmt Prog.)http://www.epeat.net (Electronic Prod.Environ.Assessment Tool)

Paper: http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/tools/cpg/products/paper.htm

http://www.community.officedepot.com/environment.asp

Wood and Wood Products:

http://www.fsc.org (Forest Stewardship Council)

Buildings:

http://www.greenglobes.com

http://www.usgbc.org/ (LEED’s)

Appliances, equipment, and lighting:

http://www.energystar.gov

MORE WEB SITE REFERENCES

Case studies/help:http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/ (Federal Energy Mgmt Prog)

http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?ID=1337&type=documenthttp://www.aashe.orghttp://orf.od.nih.gov/Environmental+Protection/Green+Purchasing/

Certification organizations:

http://www.greenseal.orghttp://www.ecologo.orghttp://www.fsc.orghttp://www.scscertified.com/ecoproducts

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED

1. Get your managers support.

2. Identify an internal champion.

3. Start talking to other employees.

4. Put together a communications strategy.

5. Be ready to respond to questions and concerns.

6. Put together a procurement team with representative from various functions in the company.

7. Coordinate purchases as much as possible.

8. Work with existing suppliers.

9. Publish information that demonstrates successes.

SUSTAINABLE BUYING DECISIONS

Every buying decision you make has a variety of environmental, social,

and economic factors associated with it including:

Consumption of raw materials and emissions and energy used to process or manufacture the product.

Labor practices of manufacturers and suppliers.

Geographic locations you import from and transportation required to get the product to you.

Energy and materials required to operate the product

Waste associated with the product, (e.g. waste packaging used to transport the product or the product itself at the end of its life cycle.

SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING PRACTICES

QUESTIONS?