Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing. Our membership program and consulting services provide institutional purchasers with cutting edge procurement tools and resources designed to save money, conserve resources, reduce waste, and improve efficiency. To learn about membership benefits and consulting services, please click here.

RPN Lends Hand to AASHE's New Online Forum

RPN will serve as a forum supporter to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's new online discussion forum for colleges and universities wishing to share ideas and ask sustainability questions.  More

Buying Environmentally Preferable Paper: Is it Worth the Investment?

Read RPN's Phillip Kobernick's article in Corporate United Quarterly on how your business can buy greener paper and still lower costs.  More

Director's Corner: Saving Green--Money and Resources--Through Purchasing

In today's economic climate, all organizations need to improve their bottom line, and RPN is working to provide information that will help you reduce purchasing costs and increase your savings. RPN is conducting a survey that will be the basis for our upcoming "Saving Green" Purchasing Guide, which will focus on how purchasers can save money and resources, and we invite you to contribute to its success by filling out the questionnaire when it arrives in your e-mail box.  More

New Green Procurement Policies Mean Big Changes for Contractors

Jonathan Cohen, Director of Workplace Programs, which includes RPN, discusses the implications of Arlington and Fairfax County's decision to procure more environmentally preferable products in a Washington Business Journal article.  More

Maryland Launches Green Travel Program

"Maryland Green Travel," a new state initiative, will promote environmental best practices throughout the local tourism industry and promote Maryland as a green destination for eco-tourists.  More

Green Seal Announces New Company Certification

Green Seal will begin a new certification of companies as a whole based on their commitment to environmentally conscious business practices, in addition to the production of environmentally preferable products.  More