Environmental Purchasing Policy

The aim of the Environmental Purchasing Policy is to prompt staff involved in the procurement of goods and services to use environmental responsibility as a factor in their purchasing decisions.
In particular for them to:

consider goods and services which can be manufactured, used and disposed of in an environmentally responsible way
give preference, where items are of a similar cost, to those that are manufactured with a high recycled content
specify items that can be recycled or reused
consider the energy usage/cost of operating equipment prior to purchase
favour suppliers that are committed to environmental improvement
consider ‘whole life’ costs and impacts when assessing equipment for purchase.

Specifically, the University’s Purchasing Section will:

circulate agreements that offer environmentally friendly alternatives
carry out an environmental assessment of the University’s major suppliers
supply to the University’s Operating Centres, best advice on environmental issues relating to purchasing.

Contact: Mike Briggs, Purchasing and Environment Officer m.briggs@leedsmet.ac.uk

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