Environmental & Social Sustainability

The CSU Buy Recycled Campaign is a joint effort between the campuses and the administrative offices of the CSU in support of the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC) and was developed to comply with state laws requiring the procurement of recycled content products.

The Small Business (SB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) programs also feature collaboration between the Chancellor’s Office and our campuses to ensure 3 percent participation for DVBE in state contracts as well as 25 percent for small businesses.

The CSU Buy Recycled Campaign is a joint effort between the campuses and the administrative offices of the CSU in support of the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC). The CSU Buy Recycled Campaign was developed to comply with state laws requiring the procurement of recycled content products.

It is the CSU’s policy to promote environmentally responsible procurement practices. Campuses are encouraged, whenever feasible, to maximize the purchase of goods that contain recycled content or may be recycled or reused when discarded.

Links and Resources

  1. CSU Buy-Recycled Campus Coordinator List (doc)
    Contact information of all 24 CSU Buy-recycled Coordinators.
  2. CSU Buy Recycled Policy (PDF)​
    Section 5235 of the CSU Policy Manual for Contracting and Procurement provides the detailed procurement policies surrounding the California Buy-Recycled Campaign for all CSU campuses. Policy includes statutory references.

Links and Resources

  • CSU Small Business and DVBE Policies (PDF)
    Sections 5215 and 5216 of the ICSUAM for Contracting and Procurement provide the detailed procurement policies surrounding the California Small business and DVBE programs for all CSU campuses. Policies include statutory references.
  • Department of General Services Small Business and DVBE Services maintains links for California Small Business and DVBE policy as well as providing certification services and other program administration resources.

CSULB Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Electronics Procurement

California State University, Long Beach has been recognized as a 2020 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!