Tools and resources

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: What happens to your recyclables? flyer

• Recycling
• Earth Day
• Exemplary Document
• Tool

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston breaks down different types of recyclable materials and how they are recycled in this exemplary flyer. 

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Why transportation?

• Transportation
• Toolkit

(Transportation toolkit) Transportation intersects with health care facilities in the ways that employees, patrons, and supplies travel to and from hospitals and satellite facilities, all of which contribute to poor air quality, hospital greenhouse gas emissions, and adverse environmental and community health outcomes. The health care sector is in a position to model and advocate for alternative…

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University of Vermont Medical Center: Less water poster

• Water
• Less Water
• University of Vermont Medical Center
• Poster
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) Though green technology can help save water, the University of Vermont Medical Center also relies on employee support. Here is an example of how one employee contributes to this effort.

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UH Bikes Press Release July 2016

• Exemplary Document
• Transportation
• University Hospitals
• Toolkit

This is a press release from University Hospitals about the 2016 pre-launch roll out of a bike share system they sponsor in Cleveland and Cuyahoga counties in Ohio. “Biking is healthy, active and highly social – in short, a great way to help create more livable and connected communities, both for residents and visitors,” said Sarah O’Keeffe, Sustainability Manager. “UHBikes directly aligns with…

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UH Celebrate 2016 Sustainable Transportation

• Poster
• Exemplary Document
• Transportation
• University Hospitals

University Hospital poster for 2016: The Year of Sustainable Transportation event

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Purchasing oils and shortenings

• Food
• Purchasing
• Local and sustainable purchasing
• Sustainable procurement
• Guide

Questions to ask suppliers and to take into consideration when making purchasing decisions about oils and shortenings. 

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Purchasing processed food

• Food
• Purchasing
• Local and sustainable purchasing
• Sustainable procurement

Use one or more of the suggested environmental disclosure questions in your RFI/RFP to help inform your purchasing decisions around processed food.

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Purchasing fresh, canned, and frozen produce

• Food
• Purchasing
• Local and sustainable purchasing
• Local Food
• Sustainable procurement
• Guide

Questions to ask suppliers and to take into consideration when making purchasing decisions about fresh, canned, and frozen produce. 

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Food Purchasing Tools: Infant Formula

• Food
• Purchasing
• Guide

Use these suggested environmental considerations in your RFP’s or RFI’s as a way to evaluate supplier responses or guide decisions in the purchasing process.  

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Purchasing non-dairy beverages

• Food
• Purchasing

Questions to ask suppliers and to take into consideration when making purchasing decisions about non-dairy beverages.  

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