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Green Procurement

Presentation by Ted Smith at the CleanMed Conference April 2004
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Going Green: A Resource Kit for Pollution Prevention in Health Care
Created by Health Care Without Harm

Going Green provides a series of fact sheets for health care providers to assist them in making more environmnetally friendly decisions. Section 7 provides information regarding Computers and Electronics purchases. The full guide can be found at: http://www.hcwh.org/goinggreen.

The sections include:

1. Overview

2. Mercury

3. Dioxin, PVC & DEHP

4. Waste Minimization

5. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

6. Worker Health & Safety

7. Computers and Electronics

7-2. Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guidelines for Information Technology (IT) Equipment in Health Care - Part I: The Issue (pdf)

7-3. Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guidelines for Information Technology (IT) Equipment in Health Care - Part II: Procurement Matrix for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Vendors (pdf)

7-4. Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guidelines for Information Technology (IT) Equipment in Health Care - Part III: Post Contract Reporting Requirements for Continual Improvement (pdf)

A Workshop Series about Green Procurement

Sponsored by Santa Clara University's Information Services Department,
Environmental Studies Institute, Center for Science, Technology & Society

SHOULD WE TRY TO BUY GREEN MACHINES?
Workshop website:
http://www.scu.edu/envs/epc/epc.htm

January 26, 2004
The Impact of E-Waste
What environmental problems does electronic waste pose? What is the electronics industry doing to solve them?
Click here to go to the SCU website for this workshop

February 9, 2004
Adopting Environmental Purchasing Criteria for Information Technology
Why adopt green purchasing criteria? How are they defined? How can they be implemented?
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March 8, 2004
How Industry is Addressing Environmental Purchasing Criteria for Information Technology
What are the impacts of adopting green criteria on cost, performance, and other factors? What are the barriers to building greener electronics? How are technology companies responding to environmental criteria?
Click here to go to the SCU website for this workshop

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