[OKRA] Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Workshop - June 21

Thu May 25 09:25:30 PDT 2023

[image: image.png]
One of the perks of being an OKRA member is that you will be eligible for a
discount on events sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition.  Check
out this workshop on Environmentally Preferred Purchasing and learn about
how your purchasing practices can help your organization achieve resource
conservation and financial savings.

*NATIONAL RECYCLING COALITION MEMBERS, INCLUDING AFFILIATED OKRA MEMBERS
RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT - PLEASE USE PROMO CODE "NRCTENOFF". *
*(Promo code field appears after adding the course to your cart.)*

> *At your pace, at your place, you have access to professional education by
> GreenEducation.US from anywhere with an Internet connection*
>
>
> Build Your Zero Waste Purchasing Powers
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=74e88fe219&e=6627bf576d>
>
>
>
>
> *Environmentally Preferred Purchasing WorkshopWednesday, June 21st, 10
> a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific Time*
>
> You already know that *purchasing intentionally*, whether to achieve
> resource conservation and financial savings, or in the pursuit of higher
> goals like Zero Waste and our desired Circular Economy, is of critical
> importance today for businesses, local governments, schools, and
> nonprofits. But both common and unique issues beset us as individuals in
> our roles within organizations.
>
> Come to this Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=37b465150d&e=6627bf576d> Workshop
> where Marialyce Pedersen will deliver tailored and actionable guidance,
> coupled with a robust question-and-answer session, intended to enable
> participants to walk away well prepared to solve their trickiest EPP issues.
>
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=66a37f3312&e=6627bf576d>
>
> *Wednesday, June 21st, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific Time*
> Purchase: ZW Purchasing Powers
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=e7ac10af7b&e=6627bf576d>
>
> *Your Instructor for EPP Workshop*:* National Recycling Coalition Board
> and TRUE Advisory Council member Marialyce Pedersen will share what’s
> worked well in procurement during her during her 30+ year sustainability
> career: 16 years in corporate environmental policy at The Walt Disney
> Company and 11 years in local government: Ventura County, City of Ventura,
> County of Santa Barbara, and City of Thousand Oaks.*
>
> Whether you are just starting out and seeking advice on building support
> for environmentally preferred purchasing practices or establishing a policy
> in a centralized procurement system, need to communicate to and educate
> leaders and co-workers in a decentralized workplace, or are ready to locate
> responsible products and form relationships with EPP vendors, and require
> assistance with contract clauses and best practices in tracking outcomes
> like reportable environmental savings, this
>
> workshop will deliver!
> Purchase: ZW Purchasing Powers
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=2e56d1ff3e&e=6627bf576d>
>
> Workshop Objectives
>
> This workshop will provide attendees with a solid understanding of
> Environmentally Preferred Purchasing, addressing a myriad of specific
> interests, needs and concerns of participants. We will customize the
> program based on concerns raised by participants prior to attendance.
> What You’ll Learn
>
>    -
>
>    US regulations and legislation (including Extended Producer
>    Responsibility - EPR - laws) including what is expected of organizations to
>    comply
>    -
>
>    What works when building organizational support for EPP
>    -
>
>    Developing and adopting a model EPP preference or policy
>    -
>
>    Tracking, reporting, and obtaining recognition for your EPP
>    achievements
>    -
>
>    Avoiding “greenwashing”
>    -
>
>    The when, whys, and hows for selecting recycled content, reusable,
>    compostable, safe, and responsible products with reputably supported
>    claims, and how “product identifier” systems for environmental attributes
>    make EPP easier
>    -
>
>    Planning for end-of-life recycling, or requesting supplier take-back
>    programs for non recyclable products or packaging
>    -
>
>    Summary of prevalent EPP certification programs and their potential
>    impacts, including Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry
>    Institute (SFI), Amazon’s Climate-Friendly Pledge, BPI Compostable, and
>    others
>    -
>
>    Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis assessments, Environmental Product
>    Declarations, and how to use the US EPA WARM tool to assess environmental
>    savings
>    -
>
>    Overview of the newly released U.S. Plastics Pact's Postconsumer
>    Recycled Content (PCR) Toolkit, to help companies decrease their usage of
>    virgin plastic in packaging and products, and replace it with recycled
>    content, thus making progress toward circularity
>
> Purchase: ZW Purchasing Powers
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=2d2e58628b&e=6627bf576d>
>
> Upon Completion of this Workshop, You Will Be Able to:
>
>    -
>
>    Understand existing and emerging EPP regulations which may affect your
>    organization, and how to be prepared to comply
>    -
>
>    Consult existing leading-edge purchasing policies and draw from them
>    to draft an EPP preference or policy for your organization
>    -
>
>    Know how product identifiers drive EPP, where you can find them in use
>    now, and how to influence existing suppliers to establish new or additional
>    identifiers, as well as track their purchasing
>    -
>
>    Apply what’s worked in communicating to and obtaining support of
>    senior leaders and co- workers about EPP and how to drive participation,
>    program success and organizational pride
>    -
>
>    Report key environmental and financial savings (Key Performance
>    Indicators) achieved by EPP program implementation
>
> Purchase: ZW Purchasing Powers
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=9ac9dcdcdf&e=6627bf576d>
>
> Meet Your Instructor
> Marialyce Pedersen
>
>
> is a writer, sustainable materials management professional and certified
> TRUE Advisor, now serving a second term as a Board Member of the National
> Recycling Coalition. Marialyce was on the team that developed the TRUE
> Advisor course and exam in 2017 and was a founding member of the U.S. Zero
> Waste Business Council. She has also developed curriculum and taught a Zero
> Waste in Business course for community college students pursuing a
> Recycling and Resource Management certificate and AA degree program.
>
> From 2003 to 2019, Marialyce was a senior environmental policy analyst for
> The Walt Disney Company (Corporate Citizenship; Global Public Policy),
> developing and supporting implementation of companywide environmental
> goals, policies, standards, and guidelines. Marialyce also worked for 11
> years as an innovative recycling specialist for Ventura and Santa Barbara
> counties. She is the co-author of the bestselling how-to book, *Backyard
> Composting* (1992) and currently a regular contributor to the National
> Recycling Coalition member e-newsletter.
>
> Learn more about Marialyce on *LinkedIn*
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=8aa8b2da46&e=6627bf576d>
> , *GCBI TRUE*
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=c22ca7b455&e=6627bf576d>,
> and *NRC*
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=3b1ee2ca29&e=6627bf576d>
> .
>
>
> See yourself in the great story of achieving Zero Waste!
>
>
> For more information on how to become a Certified Sustainable Resource
> Management Professional via GreenEducation.US, send an email to
> *Info at GreenEducation.US* <Info at GreenEducation.US>.
>
>
> [image: Facebook icon] [image: Instagram icon] [image: Twitter icon]
> [image: Logo]
>
> *Copyright (C) 2023 GreenEducation.US. All rights reserved.*
> You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in
> GreenEducation.US news, courses and upcoming webinars.
>
> Our mailing address is:
> GreenEducation.US
> 6625 N Calle Eva Miranda Suite A
> Irwindale, CA 91702
>
> Add us to your address book
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/vcard?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=7c1da9aeb7>
>
>
> Want to change how you receive these emails?
> You can update your preferences
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/profile?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=7c1da9aeb7&e=6627bf576d&c=77064fea76>
>  or unsubscribe
> <https://greeneducation.us12.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=5f314ba9364638acff6fbd8d9&id=7c1da9aeb7&e=6627bf576d&c=77064fea76>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.recycleok.org/pipermail/okrecycles-recycleok.org/attachments/20230525/b9f5e99c/attachment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image.png
Type: image/png
Size: 36408 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.recycleok.org/pipermail/okrecycles-recycleok.org/attachments/20230525/b9f5e99c/attachment-0001.png>