Tools and resources

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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Construction, Retrofit and Design Services

• Guide
• Green Building
• Buildings

This is a guide to suggested environmental disclosure questions for construction and renovation design services.

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Transportation checklist

• Transportation
• Fleet Vehicles
• Toolkit
• Checklist

(Transportation toolkit) The following checklist is an accumulation of transportation strategies gathered during a review of best transportation practices among Practice Greenhealth members, and via online, publicly sourced literature review. Practice Greenhealth would like to acknowledge and thank these organizations for sharing those resources. The checklist has been designed to provide a quick…

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