Green Purchasing at Iowa State University
What is Green Purchasing?
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) or Green Purchasing refers to the procurement of products and services that have a reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance or disposal of the product or service.
Iowa State University Purchasing is committed to continuous improvement in procuring environmentally preferable products, promoting sustainable practices, and managing energy consumption while fully supporting the university's mission to create, share, and apply knowledge to make Iowa and the world a better place.
