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CSULB Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Electronics Procurement

California State University, Long Beach has been recognized as a 2021 EPEAT Purchaser Award winner, which celebrates leaders in sustainable electronics procurement. The award comes from the Green Electronics Council (GEC), the non-profit organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel. EPEAT allows our campus to efficiently address the lifecycle impacts of the electronics we purchase, including computers, displays, printers, copiers, mobile phones, servers, and televisions.

We use EPEAT in purchasing contracts to require that our vendors only provide electronics that meet strict sustainability criteria. These products are more energy efficient, less toxic, longer lasting, and easier to recycle than products that do not meet EPEAT criteria while addressing labor and human rights issues along the entire supply chain. 

As a winner, we received a calculation of the environmental and cost benefits associated with our EPEAT-registered purchases provided by GEC.

California State University, Long Beach is proud to have received this recognition and is committed to continued procurement of sustainable electronics!

Please visit the Green Electronics Council website for the official announcement.