Sustainable Purchasing Policy.pdf

The document outlines AlexRenew's Sustainable Purchasing Policy, which aims to promote the purchase and use of environmentally preferable products and services to align with their goal of becoming a leading sustainable and resilient utility. It defines environmentally preferable products and services as those that reduce negative impacts on human health and natural resources, prevent pollution, reduce waste, conserve resources, and support environmental sustainability. The policy statement emphasizes purchasing products with reduced negative environmental effects compared to alternatives, while ensuring performance, reasonable pricing, and timely delivery. The policy applies to all employees and departments, with the Purchasing department managing it. The goals include implementing best value principles, developing purchasing specifications, promoting reuse and proper disposal, evaluating supply chain practices, providing resources for identifying environmentally preferable products, and cooperating with neighboring jurisdictions for purchasing. The document also mentions the governance and reporting structure for monitoring policy goals and providing status reports to executive management.