Green 101: Best Practices

Each RPN Purchasing Guide details best practices for responsible procurement and end-use. Typically, best practices include product-specific advice for the following practices:

• Forming a Stakeholder Team to analyze issues and opportunities, collect data, develop policy language, and implement responsible policies.
• Establishing baseline product inventory data and social and environmental impact indicators.
• Setting goals for the procurement and use of socially and environmentally responsible goods and services.
• Adopting a policy with clear guidance to staff on protocols required for achieving social and environmental goals.
• Evaluating standards and issuing specifications to identify producers with verified social and environmental attributes.
• Improving staff and end-user practices to minimize costs and maximize effectiveness.
• Measuring progress towards social and environmental goals.

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