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Green Purchasing - Supporting a Green Campus Partnership
Purchasing Services is committed to environmental stewardship through green
purchasing, conservation, and construction designed to conserve natural resources
and preserving the environment in support of the President's commitment to
American College
& University Presidents Climate Commitment. Environmental stewardship initiatives
include the purchase of recycled content products, environmentally preferable products
and services, bio-based products, energy and water-efficient products, alternate
fuel vehicles, products using renewable energy, and disposal of solid waste.
Each of the Supply Management business partners contribute to the
success of this important University initiative.
Purchasing Services
Purchasing Services encourages the University community to purchase environmentally
friendly products that are made with post-consumer recycled content, recyclable,
energy efficient, and/or bio-based products from
Penn Marketplace participating suppliers.
Listed below is information on a number of green purchasing related programs
offered by marketplace participating suppliers and manufacturers.
Green purchasing programs are also available from
BEN Buys approved suppliers not currently enabled
in the Penn Marketplace.
Please direct all questions regarding green purchasing opportunities to
JoAnn Murphy in Purchasing Services.
Travel Services
Travel Services supports the University's commitment to sustainability in its management
of travel services and related service providers.
Please direct all questions regarding sustainable travel services opportunities to
Susan Storb in the Travel Services.
Publication Services
Publication
Services is committed to sustainable print purchasing practices by promoting
earth-friendly, recycled-fiber paper stock for the Penn branded stationery contract
and other printing requirements.
Please direct all questions regarding sustainable print purchasing opportunities to
Aiasha Graham in Publication Services.
Mail Services
Mail Services
supports the University's commitment to sustainability by recycling no-value mail
(advertisements, magazines, postcards, etc.) at the rate of approximately 400 pounds
per month.
Managing Performance
Purchasing Services created a new annual performance metric for green purchases
that have been incorporated into the
Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Performance Metrics.
Purchase activity for FY2008 will be tracked and used as a baseline to measure
performance in future fiscal years.
Purchasing Services is always looking to promote new or improved environmentally
friendly products and we welcome feedback
regarding our program. Please let us know if you become aware of a new environmentally
friendly product that works well, and has a market here at Penn.
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