Climate-Friendly Purchasing

Climate-friendly purchasing is the procurement or acquisition of goods and services that are a lesser or reduced source of greenhouse gas emissions when compared with competing goods or services that serve the same purpose.

For related information:

• See the Climate-Friendly Purchasing Examples section to read about what California cities and counties are doing in this area.
• See the Climate-Friendly Purchasing Resource section.

In this section you will find:

• Best practices for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, organized around the climate-friendly purchasing goals listed below.

Climate-friendly Purchasing Goals

• Commit to purchasing specific products and goods that are climate-friendly.
• Purchase services that are climate-friendly.
• Give a preference to climate-friendly vendors.
• Community education about climate friendly procurement.