State and Local Government - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs and Policies

Thanks to the National Association of State Procurement Officials for posting the following links to green policies and programs currently utilized by states and local jurisdictions.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Executive Order No. 515 (2009)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Program
State of California’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Law (2002) Public Contract Code Section 12400-12404 and Executive Order B-18-12 (2012) – “Buying Green” Web Site
State of Colorado – Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy (2010)
State of Maine’s Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy & Program
State of New York – Executive Order No. 4 (2008)
State of New York’s Environmental and Sustainability Programs
State of Oregon – Executive Order No. 12-05: Fostering Environmentally-Friendly Purchasing and Product Design (2012)
State of Oregon – Sustainability Program
State of South Carolina – Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Policy (2009)
State of Vermont – Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
State of Washington – EPP Policies
City of Minneapolis – Environmental Purchasing Policy
City of Portland, Oregon – 2010 Sustainable Procurement Policy
City of Sacramento – Sustainable Purchasing Policy (2010)
City of Seattle, Washington – Sustainable Purchasing Program
King County, Washington – Environmental Purchasing Policy (2011)

Also see the Responsible Purchasing Network’s Sustainable Purchasing Best Practices here, and their Responsible Purchasing Webinars here.