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Green Procurement
Local Organizations | National Resources | Journals & Publications | Conferences | Web Links
Green
procurement involves the purchasing of products or services that have a
lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when
compared with competing products or services that serve the same
purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition,
production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation,
maintenance, or disposal of the product or service.1
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more of the E4S Vision. 
Non-profit, government and academic resources are listed here. Find
companies to help your business implement a green procurement program
in the Food, Transportation and Office Management pages of the E4S Sustainable B2B Directory.
Local Organizations: Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
(CVCC) is a private, non-profit corporation, chartered in Ohio, and
headquartered in the Cuyahoga Valley between Cleveland and Akron. CVCC
is a small think-and-do tank working to re-envision and rebuild
local-regional farming and food systems in Northeast Ohio – systems
purposefully designed to reconnect food in the public’s mind to farming
and land, to community and nature.
The New Agrarian Center
is committed to building a stronger and more sustainable regional food
system in Northeast Ohio- a food system that promotes health in the
broadest sense of the word: healthy land, healthy communities, and a
healthy economy.
Earth Day Coalition`s Clean Fuels Program
promotes the development of a critical mass of alternative fueling
stations and vehicles in order to facilitate the growth of a viable
alternative fuels industry in the Cleveland region (Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties).
GreenCityBlueLake - Transportation
provides a online community workspace where the people and
organizations advancing sustainability in the region can tell their
stories, learn from each other, and develop strategies to accelerate
the progress.
National/International Resources: NAGPI – North American Green Purchasing Initiative
- The tool is designed to help professional purchasers evaluate their
organization`s environmental purchasing initiatives and identify
opportunities for improvement. The Eco-Eval can be used by any
organization with a structured purchasing system, including all levels
of government (national, provincial/state and municipal levels),
hospitals, schools, universities, and large corporations.
EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
—a tool to make it easier to purchase products and services with
reduced environmental impacts. Environmental information on over 600
products and services is included in this database.
Provides contract language, specifications, and policies to buy
environmentally preferable products and services, vendor lists of
product brands which meet these standards. GreenBiz.com Green Procurement
– Corporate procurement departments represent untapped sources of
environmental value inside companies. Increasingly, managers are
integrating environmental, health, and safety concerns into their
strategic sourcing — recognizing that a company’s wastes, emissions,
and environmental risks are often directly linked to the quantity and
quality of the goods and raw materials it buys.
Journals & Publications:
Plain Dealer reports on Cleveland`s green hotel effort
A
group of Cleveland hoteliers wants to take environmental friendliness
to the next level. They will begin an eight-month sustainability
program next month to learn about everything from energy audits and
recycling to water conservation and local food procurement.
Sustainable Life Media Article
A
report from Spend Matters offers case studies and strategies for
turning sustainable procurement and supply chain practices into a
cost-cutting opportunity.
Conferences:
Green Procurement Exposition & Conference
is a gathering of the best and brightest in procurement, purchasing,
supply, and environmentally preferred products (EPP). Find out how
social responsibility and sustainability strategies have benefited
other organizations from some of the nation`s leading procurement
experts. Increase your awareness of Green Procurement business
practices with industry proven solutions and tools for sustainability,
socially responsible procurement, incorporating green initiatives into
your strategic plan and more.
June 03, 2009 - June 04, 2009, Chicago, IL
Web Links:
- BuyGreen.com, source
for green products for both home and business BuyGreen.com
Co-op America Green Pages www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/ - The EPA’s Five Guiding Principles of EPP www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/guidance/fivegp.htm
- The EPA’s top 20 Priorities for EPP www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/guidance/top20.htm
- Five Winds International http://www.fivewinds.com/index.cfm
- Fair Trade Certified www.transfairusa.org/
- Forest Stewardship Council www.fsc.org
- Green Seal www.greenseal.org/
- Green Guard www.greenguard.org
- Green Procurement in Alameda County http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp
- Responsible Purchasing Network www.responsiblepurchasing.org
- US Green Building Coalition www.usgbc.org/leed
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