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Procurement Services Green Practices (Page 1)
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As part of the Carnegie Mellon strategic initiative to enhance the scope and impact of our education and research programs related to environment, the Green Practices Committee (GPC) was charged in April 1998 by President Cohon to develop a plan for an expanded environmental practices program on campus.

The GP Committee identified areas of opportunity for an expanded environmental practices program at Carnegie Mellon through study of the current state of environmental practices on campus, initiatives at other college campuses, and discussions with various Carnegie Mellon groups.

The Director, Procurement Services is a member of the Green Practices Committee and supports green practices. Procurement Services has developed several strategies for pursuing the improvement of our local environment. Among them are:

A University-level policy statement: Buyers and Users should utilize suppliers and service providers that make use, to a practicable extent, of materials and services that support the Carnegie Mellon environmental mission and goals of reducing, reusing and recycling. Information regarding the University's Green Practices can be obtained by contacting the Green Practices Environmental Coordinator at 412-268-7858, or by referencing the Green Practices Web site.

A statement within the University Procurement Procedures Manual: The University is committed to using small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone businesses and environmentally sensitive products.

A statement within the Procurement Services Department’s Strategic Plan: The review of current purchase order committed dollars has resulted in immediate action being taken in a few key commodity areas shown below.  Procurement Services is working to increase visibility of small businesses (disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone businesses) and environmentally friendly businesses and products through the Procurement Services web site.

And finally, a listing of Articles related to Green Practices are maintained on the Procurement Services web site.

Please refer to this site when considering the use of environmentally friendly products and the companies that provide them.