Moving Toward a Sustainable Purchasing Policy April 21, 2014 Kimberly Kokenakes-Director, University Services 1

Sustainability at MSU Reduce energy use Reduce product use Reduce waste Reduce water use Reuse where we can Reduce carbon footprint Buy Locally Consider Total Cost of Ownership Recycle 2 Environmental Impact Focus Voluntary Participation Research and Academic Engagement Measures and Metrics Encourages Behavior Change System Approach

Points of Impact Suppliers End Users Procurement organization Logistics and distribution channels Waste management Local community Others? 3

Defining Sustainability Impact Social Economic Environmental 4

Breaking it Down Economic Impact Total Cost of Ownership and Life Cycle Costing Key decision points on purchases Local, state, regional impacts 5

Breaking it Down Environmental Impact Social Impact 6

Policies from others in Higher Education University of California System- 0Practices Rutgers University _Green_Purchasing_Policy.pdf Arizona State University- 7

Policy Attributes Meaningful and Sensible Measurable Attributes Easy to comply Support at all levels Defined Ownership Must be able to enforce Consequences for non-compliance 8

Potential Inclusions 1.Product standardization with sustainability attributes considered 2.Institute alternative packaging requirements and take back programs 3.Develop a supplier scorecard including a sustainability measure 4. Identify a waiver process for purchases that are not sustainable 5.Cross collaboration with peer institutions, suppliers, industry in support of energy efficient laboratory equipment. 6.Increase education within the university community as to the advantages of a strong sustainable procurement program. 7.Increase education amongst the Procurement staff as a precursor to educating the university community on the benefits of such a program. 8.Internal collaboration across the campus to engage in the establishment of standards, review of options, and selection of energy efficient equipment for use in campus facilities. 9.Others…………. 9

Data and Measurement What data will we need? Accessible data-how much of the data can be readily obtained? Are suppliers collecting data? Once we have data, then what? 10

Key Questions Why develop a policy? How will it benefit the our community(ies)? What are the anticipated impacts? What are the alternatives? How do we measure success? 11

What comes Next? 12

Discussion Questions What programs are critical to the supplier in an MSU sustainable purchasing policy or program? What are some of the potential obstacles/hurdles for suppliers? What sustainability metrics does your organization monitor? What are the trends in your areas of the market for sustainable solutions? 13