In 2011, King County, Washington purchased more than $60 million of environmentally preferable products, with cost and durability savings of more than $1.5 million, compared to conventional products. Read more about King County's accomplishments in their annual report, "Toward a Sustainable, Prosperous King County - 2011 Annual Report of King County's Climate Change, Energy, Green Building, and Environmental Purchasing Programs," which was published in June 2012.
The programs described in this report – climate change, energy, green building and environmental purchasing – are core elements of King County's overall strategy to reduce the environmental footprint of its own operations and support efforts in the broader community to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve environmental sustainability.
