Oakland, CA
For work to assist the Maryland Department of General Services further advance green procurement policies and practices, and for research and outreach to advance best practices for the procurement of clean renewable energy derived electricity in Maryland.
Oakland, CA
For the “Advancing Sustainable Purchasing in Maryland” project. The Responsible Purchasing Network seeks to institutionalize sustainability policies and practices in Maryland governments.
Oakland, CA
Project support for work to advance the development and implementation of sustainable procurement policies and practices in Maryland, Washington DC, and northern Virginia. With the requested funds RPN will provide technical support to help Maryland state officials develop environmental product specifications, evaluate bids to avoid ‘green-washing’; create a website to facilitate dissemination of environmentally responsible procurement across the state bureaucracy and to other public agencies and institutions, and establish a tracking system to measure expenditures, cost impacts and environmental and health benefits.