City Colleges’ Sustainable
Purchasing Policy

Procuring sustainable products and services as best practice is a
well-established ethos of the City Colleges of Chicago.  The City Colleges of Chicago Sustainable
Purchasing Policy (CCC-SPP) is meant to be a dynamic guide of environmentally
friendly products and services which will be periodically updated to reflect a
continually innovating marketplace and availability of standards.

Goal 


The goal of the City Colleges of Chicago Sustainable Purchasing
Policy is to encourage and quantify the environmental stewardship of our procurement.

Policy 



It is the policy of the City Colleges of Chicago in our capital
and operational procurement to give preference to environmentally friendly products
and services.  We strive to provide
targeted solutions to minimize waste, encourage environmentally friendly supply
chains, and look for innovative solutions in the general fields of: energy,
water, construction, HVAC, lighting, maintenance, landscaping, food services, transportation,
information technology, paper products, and refuse.  Please submit relevant sustainable product
questions on purchases to buygreen@ccc.edu.   

In fulfilling our commitment to environmental stewardship, all
purchasing should meet or exceed guidelines for Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing (EPP) set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or one of the
peer reviewed sustainable product rating programs listed below. EPP program information can be found here​.