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Thanks to all who attended our "Introduction to Sustainable Purchasing" and "Maximizing the Impact of Sustainable Purchasing" learning events in November, as well as the Social Impacts Purchasing Summit.

New events are planned for the spring of 2013 — stay tuned for details!

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Calculators and Assessment Tools

posted on 12:01 PM, January 26, 2011

Eco-S.A.T. Green Procurement Self-Assessment Tool

posted on 1:28 PM, January 13, 2011
Link: http://www.cec.org/Storage/52/4498_Eco-SAT-draft-Winter2003-2004_EN.pdf

Eco-S.A.T., the North American Green Purchasing Initiative’s Self-Assessment Tool, is a best practices guide and checklist for professional purchasers to evaluate the environmental purchasing initiatives of their organization and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Paper Calculator

posted on 1:29 PM, January 13, 2011
Link: http://www.edf.org/papercalculator

The Paper Calculator of the Environmental Defense Fund shows the environmental impacts of different papers across their full lifecycle. The tool allows a comparison of different paper choices and demonstrates how using less paper, increasing recycled content or making other changes can reduce impacts.
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