Engage Anyone To Buy Green

Help your organization buy green with these resources.

Inside guide to the SF Buy Green Program for City Depts.:

• History
• How the program is funded
• Video to "Make" People Change Even If They Don't Want to.
• Video of Funny Tips to Make It Easy for People Who Are Ready to Change.
• Test out the Dept. Buy Green Scorecard that instantly shows a score to motivate City staff to be greener before they submit it.
• How SF Depts. make purchases.
• How SF tracks the amount of green products bought.
• Incentives for local, small businesses to contract with the City.
• SF Buy Green Program organizational structure.
• Barriers to implementing a best-value contract policy.

Buy green products in the SF Approved List.

• SF Approved language.
• Language for other green products not in the SF Approved List.
• Ask all vendors to use green packaging

Webinars & Guides on How to Buy Green:

• Responsible Purchasing Network

• Learn the lingo: ecolabels (e.g., Energystar), attributes, criterion, standard.
• Buying Smart: Experiences of Municipal Green Purchasing Pioneers.

• Responsible Purchasing Network slideshow by NYC, US Dept. of Energy

• Rate SF Approved green products.
• Share on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, & more.