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Christine S. Benoit, a contract manager at Harvard’s Strategic Procurement Office, was profiled in the August 2009 issue of the Harvard Gazette:
To reduce that environmental impact, Benoit believes in ordering just enough supplies, and from the right places. That includes ordering from manufacturers who support conservation, use renewable energy, and favor the University’s preferred vendors.
She and other procurement experts in her office are also looking for ways to put Harvard’s sustainability concerns into purchasing contracts, bidding proposals, and policy.
Keeping the bottom line green can keep it in the black. “People are interested in saving money,” said the five-year Harvard veteran. “Saving money and the environment go hand in hand.”
Read more from Greening the meaning of bottom line at the Harvard Gazette.
“People are interested in saving money... Saving money and the environment go hand in hand.”