| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
OP-T2-25: Local Businesses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution give preference to local products and businesses in its purchasing decisions? Local food purchases, which are covered in OP Credit 6: Food Purchasing, are not included in this credit.:
A brief description of the program:
Stanford encourages all departments to follow a list of Sustainable Purchasing Guidelines when making purchasing decisions. Consistent with Stanford’s sustainability goals the purpose of this policy is to support and facilitate the purchase of products and materiel that minimize the harmful effects to the environment from their production, transportation, use and disposition. It is Stanford’s preference to purchase and use environmentally preferable products whenever they perform satisfactorily and can be acquired at similar total value (cost/quality). A related purpose is to develop and implement common purchasing programs to be used by all Stanford personnel that support suppliers of environmentally preferable products, services and practices. These guidelines include encouraging purchasers to give preference to products that are sourced locally in order to reduce transportation emissions.
In addition to the website below, please review the following document, which also highlights the importance of local products and businesses to purchasing practices at Stanford:
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/sites/sem.stanford.edu/files/documents/Stanford_sustainable_procurement_guidelines.pdf
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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