The following is an excerpt from an article written by John Walters for GovPro Media:
Keith Glatz, purchasing and contracts manager for the city of Tamarac, Fla., faced a dilemma. The city council had passed a citywide green initiative directing all departments to purchase green products whenever possible. While the goal of the green order was noble, the directive left a trail of questions for the purchasing department, such as:
- What is a green product?
- Do we have green terms and conditions in our contracts?
- How do we sift this information out of our existing purchase history?
- How do we track it going forward?
