Penn’s first Green Purchasing Awards were bestowed at the annual Purchasing Services Supplier Show on September 30. This new award honors the leading actions of any individual or team that significantly advances the development of sustainable purchasing practices at Penn.

The Bright Idea Award was presented to the team that established the ULT (ultra-low temperature) Freezer Efficiency Program, which works with labs to replace electrically inefficient freezers with high-efficiency freezers, using financial incentives from the Green Fund to offset the cost of the replacements.

Another Green Purchasing Award recipient was David Roush, director of ITS Operations from Penn Law, for achieving the highest percentage of green office products purchased in the previous fiscal year.

To learn more, visit http://www.purchasing.upenn.edu/news/151006_01.php

(Above, from left to right) ULT team members Sarah Fisher, sustainability strategic planning associate (FRES), Eric Weckel, executive director, space planning and operations (PSOM); with Marie Witt, vice president of business services; and team member Andrew Zarynow, energy planning engineer (FRES).