Understanding Green Procurement Initiatives Workshop University of Illinois Making the Connection Conference Cynthia Klein-Banai Associate Chancellor for Sustainability University of Illinois at Chicago

Agenda  Background  Strategies  Principles  Sustainable Purchasing Trends  Potential Opportunities for MAFBE Vendors

Background  Definition of Sustainability  Commitment to Sustainability  American College and University President Climate Commitment  Illinois Universities Sustainable Compact  Developing Green Purchasing Policies

Strategies  Support from administration  Team approach – committee  Process  Resources  Educate campus  Educate vendors  Track data/reporting

Principles  Definitions  Green purchasing  Environmentally preferred products  Desired Environmental Attributes  Life Cycle Analysis  Energy  EPEAT  ENERGY STAR  Energy and water efficient

Life Cycle Analysis   To provide and analytical framework for investigating the entire range of environmental impacts(e.g., air emissions, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, renewable resources, and energy utilization) Product development Marketing Two-way impact Material flow Manufacturing Packaging Sales, distribution, and transportation Consumer use Final disposition Environmental impacts 6

Principles  Recycled and recyclable materials  Paper (office, custodial)  Double-side printing/copying  Equipment  Toxins/pollutants  Cleaning products  Green Seal  Low VOC paints

Principles  Contracts/RFPs  Other considerations  Bio-based products  FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)  Packaging  Landscaping

Trends  NACUBO business & policy area  Big 10  STARS assessment tool  State of green procurement trends  Sustainability commitments

Opportunities  Environmentally preferred products  Tracking EPP purchases  Sustainability goals of company  Partnership