1. SMC Green Procurement Background

2. introduction

3. “Purchasing is always a moral – and not simply economic – act”.
-Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas Veritate, 2009

5. What do we value?

6. Why Bother?

7. Purchasing in Higher Ed
61% of likely applicants say a school's commitment to sustainability would affect their decision to apply or attend;
65% of survey respondents (procurement professionals in higher education) report green procurement as an official component of their campus's official sustainability plan (up from 62 percent in 2009);
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47% report their departments are working under a formal green procurement policy — a number that has doubled during the past five years.
Source

8. What about Saint Mary’s College?

9. Strategic Plan – Goal #3C
Raise the visibility of how the campus community can support sustainability efforts, consistent with our Sustainability Action Plan, through various actions (e.g., learn, assess, act, advocate, and pray).  Our Catholic and Lasallian traditions require good stewardship of the earth and service to the economically poor, many of whom live in areas most at risk of environmentally related inequalities. 
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10. Saint Mary’s Stats 4,000 students 1,000 faculty / staff
$175m operating budget
$29.9m in purchased goods / services
Scope 1 & 2 emissions
7,800 tons of CO2 equiv.
Scope 3 emissions
10,163 tons of CO2 equiv.
Building Energy consumption
33.4 million kWh
Tons landfilled
462 tons of waste

11. We’re already doing it…
$47,000 + in 30% recycled content office paper
$5,300 in GreenSeal / EcoLogo cleaning products
$370,000 in EPEAT certified electronics
$205,000 in waste landfilled

12. Saint Mary’s College - Procurement
Decentralized
Comprehensive policies on:
How to purchase
When to purchase
Some policies on:
Where to purchase
What to purchase

13. GREEN SPEND AT OFFICE DEPOT

14. Office Depot GreenerOffice™ products
▪ 1,100+ of our greener products feature one or more third-party ecolabel:
Ecolabels focused on Saving Resources / Reducing Waste
Ecolabels focused on Saving Energy / Lower Emissions
Ecolabels focused on Safer Chemicals / Safeguarding Health
Multiple Attribute Ecolabels
Furniture
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