Purchasing and Administrative Services
Universities are large scale consumers and can use their buying power to encourage demand for environmentally responsible products.
- Only buy what you need
- Implement an environmentally-friendly products purchasing policy, i.e., buy only products that are durable, reusable, recyclable, made of recycled materials, non-hazardous , energy efficient, harvested in a sustainable manner, and produced using environmentally sound methods.
- Use Energy Star standards and products
- Establish environmental criteria for financial investments
- Use your buying power and stockholder influence to recognize and encourage environmentally responsible business practices and behavior in suppliers.
