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Fig. 5 The SDGs related to the food, water and waste initiatives at Politecnico di Torino
Fig. 6 The SDGs related to
the green procurement
initiatives at Politecnico di
Torino
8 Green Procurement
Materials for the university and its employees are bought following the green public
procurement guidelines, in order to respect the environment without forgetting the
cost effectiveness of supply. The sustainability of Politecnico in this regards refers
indeed to all its purchases—i.e., paper, food and beverages, cleaning products, IT
products and goods of any kind—and part of the waste.
The offices in charge of the purchases are obliged to do the best possible sustainable choice according to two protocols: one of the Ministry of Environment and one
born from an initiative of the Province of Torino with ARPA, which is also joined
by the City of Turin. The university spent about 10 M e in 2015, of which over the
54% is conform to GPP protocols. The Green Procurement actions included are:
– GPP Protocol adherence (Green Public Procurement);
– Use of ecological cleaning products;
– Use and purchase of “green” information technology products;
– Initiatives to recover and reuse printed paper;
– Training courses for staff on the use of “green procurement”.
All these actions can be mapped along the SDGs 12 and 13, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
9 Communication
The creation of a communication plan for the Sustainable Campus Initiatives is
a transversal action supporting all the previous ones. It encompasses the design of
national/international events such as the sustainability week (promoted by AsviS), the
promotion and communication inside and between the different areas of the Green
Team via video/websites/web apps), the activation of specific thesis on the topic
of sustainability marketing and communication, the joining of sustainable campus
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Fig. 5 The SDGs related to the food, water and waste initiatives at Politecnico di Torino
Fig. 6 The SDGs related to
the green procurement
initiatives at Politecnico di
Torino
8 Green Procurement
Materials for the university and its employees are bought following the green public
procurement guidelines, in order to respect the environment without forgetting the
cost effectiveness of supply. The sustainability of Politecnico in this regards refers
indeed to all its purchases—i.e., paper, food and beverages, cleaning products, IT
products and goods of any kind—and part of the waste.
The offices in charge of the purchases are obliged to do the best possible sustainable choice according to two protocols: one of the Ministry of Environment and one
born from an initiative of the Province of Torino with ARPA, which is also joined
by the City of Turin. The university spent about 10 M e in 2015, of which over the
54% is conform to GPP protocols. The Green Procurement actions included are:
– GPP Protocol adherence (Green Public Procurement);
– Use of ecological cleaning products;
– Use and purchase of “green” information technology products;
– Initiatives to recover and reuse printed paper;
– Training courses for staff on the use of “green procurement”.
All these actions can be mapped along the SDGs 12 and 13, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
9 Communication
The creation of a communication plan for the Sustainable Campus Initiatives is
a transversal action supporting all the previous ones. It encompasses the design of
national/international events such as the sustainability week (promoted by AsviS), the
promotion and communication inside and between the different areas of the Green
Team via video/websites/web apps), the activation of specific thesis on the topic
of sustainability marketing and communication, the joining of sustainable campus