Sustainable Purchases at EPFL
Our ambition is to promote a sustainable purchasing policy by taking into account the social, environmental and economic impacts during the whole lifecycle of the products and services.
In order to meet the objectives set in EPFL’s Climate & Sustainability Strategy, the School commits to promote a three-pronged culture of sustainable purchases:
- Accompanying the EPFL community towards more sustainable procurement practices
- Promoting a sustainable supply chain
- Fostering innovative partnerships with suppliers who share the same vision
That implies that the EPFL community questions its consumption habits.
Estimated GHG emissions of EPFL purchases
EPFL purchases every year large quantities of goods and services to carry out its missions of teaching, research, and innovation. It is currently estimated that adding the purchasing of products and services – excluding IT-, food-, and travel-related emissions, which are already accounted for – would double EPFL’s carbon footprint.
Therefore, EPFL commits to adopt a circular economy approach that is based on questioning the needs, extending the useful life of its equipment and recovering its waste.
For further information:
Contacts
Sustainable procurement and circularity project manager
claire.saout@epfl.ch+41 21 693 86 31BI A0 528
Manager of Procurement Methods, Tools and Sustainability
pierre.ouvry@epfl.ch+41 21 693 40 76BI A0 528