Green Partners
Connect with Penn and external organizations that support sustainable purchasing, environmental stewardship, and responsible business practices.
Procurement
Green Partners
Procurement Services collaborates with campus and industry partners to advance sustainable purchasing and share resources that support Penn’s environmental goals. Explore the organizations below to learn more about sustainability initiatives, best practices, and professional resources.
- Penn Sustainability
- Formerly the Green Campus Partnership, Penn Sustainability is the umbrella organization that was formed to address environmental sustainability planning and policy development at the University of Pennsylvania and to coordinate programs and initiatives for a more sustainable campus.
- Green IT
- A resource to assist with “greening” computing operations by reducing energy consumption and producing less e-waste.
- Green Labs
- Created by the Green Campus Partnership in collaboration with Environmental Health and Radiation Safety to provide overall guidelines for lab greening.
- Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
- Non-profit organization whose mission is to support and recognize purchasing leadership that accelerates the transition to a prosperous and sustainable future. The Council’s programs and community of practice will help institutional purchasers to:
- prioritize opportunities to influence the social, environmental and economic life cycle impacts of purchased goods and services,
- identify existing leadership standards and approaches that address these priorities,
- benchmark progress toward goals, and
- receive recognition for advancement.
- Non-profit organization whose mission is to support and recognize purchasing leadership that accelerates the transition to a prosperous and sustainable future. The Council’s programs and community of practice will help institutional purchasers to:
- AASHE
- AASHE is helping to create a brighter future of opportunity for all by advancing sustainability in higher education. By creating a diverse community engaged in sharing ideas and promising practices, AASHE provides administrators, faculty, staff and students, as well as the business that serve them, with: thought leadership and essential knowledge resources; outstanding opportunities for professional development; and a unique framework for demonstrating the value and competitive edge created by sustainability initiatives.