Green Purchasing Simplified

Sustainable purchasing is an essential step in a comprehensive sustainability program. For many companies, however, the number and complexity of factors involved is overwhelming.

iReuse navigates the myriad of issues involved, providing expert analysis of your supply chain, working with current vendors to assess and improve your environmental impact, and identifying new products and vendors where necessary. We equip purchasing personnel with the education and tools they need to apply green criteria to future vendor and product choices. This partnered approach between iReuse and client executives, employees, and vendors helps to ensure a smooth transition to more sustainable purchasing practices.

iReuse provides:

• In-depth supply chain analysis
• Tools for assessing the sustainability-related impact of vendors and products
• Green product sourcing
• Product and vendor recommendations and transition assistance
• Green purchasing policy development and integration
• Clear reporting on environmental and financial impacts

Sample Project

Client: A nationwide insurance company
Request: Reduce the environmental impact of purchasing paper and envelopes used in processing 20 million claims per year.
Solution: Implement recycled-content paper purchasing.

Summary
iReuse guided this client through transitioning the majority of their envelope purchases from 0% to 30% recycled content. As a result, they are saving 166 tons of wood pulp per year, or the equivalent of 1,164 trees. They are also responsible for 110,694 pounds fewer GHG emissions.

With the help of iReuse, this company continues to make significant environmental improvements in their paper procurement practices, including transitioning to 50% post-consumer recycled content in administrative paper use, as shown in the graph below.