Specifications

University*of*Washington*Climate*Action*Plan*

64!

Proposed& Action:! Create! a! faculty/staff/student! collaboration! plan! to! improve!

the!UW's!climate!impact.!

7.4.2 General*Office*Guidelines*and*Policy*

The!UW!is!committed!to!environmental!stewardship!in!our!offices,!as!well!as!in!

our! business! practices.! ! The! UW! will! guide! office! staff! through! a! “pledge”! and!

proactive! communications! in! conscious! and! responsible! use! of! heating! and! air!

conditioning,!waste!disposal!and!recycling,!lighting,!information!technology,!pur‐

chase!of!goods!and!services,!printing!and!copying.!!Training!and!continued!out‐

reach!to!staff,!faculty!and!student!workers!will!be!essential!to!increasing!aware‐

ness,!developing!routine!practices!and!eventually!reducing!the! individual!worker!

GHG!footprint.!

For!staff!and!faculty,!training!and!education!in!the!wise!use!of!resources!can!be!

delivered! at! the! office! and! facility! level! using! UWESS! staff,! Green! Committees!

and!Building!Coordinators!as!a!focal!point!for!providing!ongoing!education! in!en‐

ergy!and! water!conservation!and!other!sustainable!practices.!!Creating!UW‐wide!

workshops!and!celebrations!of!special!events!like!Earth!Day!will!build!awareness!

and!a!broader!sense!of!ownership.!

Proposed& Action:! Create! guidelines! and! education/outreach! program! for! fac‐

ulty/staff/students.!

7.4.3 Purchasing*Policy*

Procurement! Services! is! committed! to! purchasing! practices! that! promote! the!

purchase!and!use!of!environmentally!and!socially!responsible!products,!support!

reduced!packaging,!allow!low‐impact!disposal!and!reduce!or!consolidate!the!de‐

livery!of!goods!to!the!UW.!!We!particularly!encourage!the!purchase!of!products!

that!are!made!with!post‐consumer!recycled!content!and/or!bio‐based!products,!

are!recyclable!and!are!energy!efficient.!

In!our!commitment!to!support!the!purchase!and!use!of!such!products,!sustain‐

ability!requirements!will!be!included!in!all!University‐wide!contract!solicitations.!!

We!will!also!develop!a!proactive!communication!plan!to!educate!individuals!and!

departments! in! environmentally! preferable! purchasing! practices! when! quality,!

performance!and!price!are!comparable!to!alternatives.!