Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009843",
  "term": "Environmentally Preferable Purchasing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Ensures that environmental considerations are included in purchasing decisions, along with traditional factors, such as product price and performance. The Environmental Protection Agency's EPP program provides guidance for Federal agencies to facilitate purchases of goods and services that pose fewer burdens on the environment.\n\n2. Buying of renewable, environmentally-friendly or biobased products to provide benefits including climate change impact reduction, energy security and sustainable economic development.",
  "abbreviation": "EPP",
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Glossary",
    "USDA National Agricultural Library Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmentally-preferable-purchasing/"
}