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FIGURE 5-1
Develop a plan Goals:
based on goals Reduce waste
and metrics to Reduce toxins
measure those
goals. Reduce Toxins Metrics:
• Use products with 50
percent less mercury.
• Use vendors who use
materials from approved
materials list.
• Eliminate use of toxic
metals.
• Use only RoHS-
compliant equipment.

You should also market your progress within your organization and also to your supply
chain partners. An important issue is to get people onboard with your efforts. By
communicating to everyone why your green efforts are being undertaken, what will be
measured, and how you’re going to get there, it gives others an understanding of what
you’re doing and allows them to jump onboard your plan. PART III
Greening Your Procurement and Sourcing
Although sourcing and procurement have the veneer of being all about money, there is more to
them than just cost. There are a number of noncost factors to sourcing and procurement, and
greening is one of them. When creating requests for proposals, make sure to include a green
component as well as clear metrics for their measurement as part of supplier performance
management.
You should be as clear and detailed as possible about your wants. For instance, you
should forbid harmful chemicals such as the following:

• CFCs
• HCFCs
• Chlorinated solvents
• Cadmium
• Mercury
• Chlorinated or brominated flame retardants

And you should also include language in your agreements that spell out approved and
preferred materials, such as long-lasting low-mercury lamps as well as EPEAT and Energy
Star–rated equipment.
Know Your Suppliers
When you’re evaluating suppliers for their level of environmental responsibility, here are
some issues to consider:
• What are the supplier’s environmental values? How are they measured and enforced?
• Does the supplier have an environmental management system?