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• Information access/training <br />• Leadership <br />• Innovation culture <br />• Vendor collaboration <br />Source: Arizona State University Center for Organization Research and Design, <br />Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative, 2017 <br />Common focus of sustainable procurement policies of local governments in the <br />United States include: <br />➢ <br />Energy Conservation <br />➢ <br />Vendor's working condition <br />➢ <br />Recyclability <br />of workers <br />➢ <br />Water pollution <br />➢ <br />Ethically sourced items <br />➢ <br />Air quality <br />➢ <br />Living wage requirements <br />➢ <br />Greenhouse emissions <br />➢ <br />Local preference <br />➢ <br />Reduced packaging <br />➢ <br />Use of women -owned <br />➢ <br />Volatile organic compounds <br />businesses <br />➢ <br />Biodiversity <br />➢ <br />Use of minority -owned <br />➢ <br />Vendor's worker health <br />businesses <br />insurance coverage <br />➢ <br />Use of veteran -owned <br />businesses <br />Source: <br />Alkadry et al, 2019 <br />e. Additional Guidance on Sustainable Procurement <br />i. Environmental Protection Agency <br />1. Non -ozone depleting substances <br />www.epa.gov/ozone/snap <br />2. Environmentally Preference Purchasing <br />Program <br />https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/recommendations- <br />specifications-standards-and-ecolabels-federal-purchasing <br />ii. General Services Administration <br />1. Green Products Sustainable Facilities Tool <br />https://sftool.gov/ <br />iii. United States Department of Agriculture <br />1. BioPreferred Program <br />www.biopreferred.gov <br />