This resource provides Practice Greenhealth members with guidance on more than 120 products and services health care organizations can target for sustainable procurement.
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Published: August 28, 2019
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With 17 percent of the marketplace, health care wields major purchasing power. This buying clout puts hospitals and health systems in an excellent position to demand safer, healthier, more environmentally-friendly products from vendors.
With 17% of the marketplace, health care wields major purchasing power. This buying clout puts hospitals and health systems in an excellent position to demand safer, healthier, more environmentally-friendly products from vendors.
This digest provides resources for purchasing sustainable products. Use the resources to identify environmental considerations for products and services, where to obtain more information, and the rationale for purchasing sustainably.
These environmental considerations for ice machines and water coolers will help facilitate the purchasing process.
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As part of the sustainable procurement directory, this section provides guidance on non-medical products health care organizations can target
for sustainable procurement.
As part of the sustainable procurement directory, this section provides guidance on 15 services health care organizations can target for sustainable procurement.
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