Sustainable Purchasing

University Procurement’s Sustainability Goals

• Develop mechanisms for increasing awareness and utilization of sustainable products by asking vendors to make green alternatives easily identifiable and accessible

• Market products or programs offered by preferred suppliers that support sustainable goals

• Partner with vendors with refurbishing solutions to repurpose existing furniture, fixtures, and equipment in storage across all campuses.

What is Green/Sustainable Purchasing?

• Typically the purchase of products and services that

  • Use renewable energy sources and recycled materials

  • Use non-toxic materials

  • Protect and restore the earth’s natural resources

  • Are efficient and equitable

• Encourages evaluation of multiple environmental impacts of every product throughout its life cycle:

  • Raw materials acquisition

  • Production and manufacturing

  • Packaging and distribution

  • Use and operation

  • Maintenance

  • Disposal (recycling and remanufacturing)

• Recycled content products

• Environmentally preferable products

• Bio-based products

• Energy and water-efficient products

• Alternative-fuel vehicles and alternative fuels

• Non-ozone depleting substances

• Products whose use in a system affords a specific performance requirement

• Operational and maintenance practices

For more information about Drexel University's committment to environmental sustainability, please visit the Drexel Green website.