Cynthia, I would also create a measure to be sure that the strategy is being followed.  I tend to want to include monitoring in every list I make though!  

Green sourcing is about procuring goods and services with a reduced environmental impact. It is also an integration of environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision-making process.
Steps to Green Sourcing:
Communicate Expectations: Goals and standards should be communicated to the supplier and clear expectations should be set during the sourcing process and proactively monitoring compliance/progress.
Assess Internal Supply Chain: This is engaging internal supply chain stakeholders. Make sure you understand the business requirements, product specifications, and internal stakeholder perspectives in your supply chain.
Assess Supply Market: Engaging new and existing vendors is important and recognizing new opportunities and product substitutions.

Boosting the Green into Supply Chain is a growing demand to provide environmentally friendly products and services, in respond to the growing public concerns for the environment over the past 2 decades.

Currently UNDP is working to incorporate sustainability, social costs of carbon emission, renewable energy, and South-South Cooperation as primarily criteria in the key purchasing decisions. Whereas topics of Climate Change, technical standards, and cost efficiency are nowadays critical metrics addressed for review in the exchange between stakeholders at the planning stage and beyond in the South-South Cooperation. For instance in my unit of basic services infrastructure some guidelines already incorporated to the proposal preparations such as Climate Screening and “climate sensitive design”

I believe, by time, through the direction of its procurement strategy, my organization will make a significant invest in the renewable energy solutions and energy-efficient technologies. As for examples provision of solar cooking stoves and lanterns.  

Solar appliances have been purchased and immediately deployed in crisis situations where solar power would have advantages over traditional appliances. Solar lanterns were also purchased and deployed at emergency camps and shelters occupied by the displaced populations in the countries affected by war crisis in Middle East. 
 
Moreover, in Ebola-affected countries, my organization offices were able to switch over to solar power,
to relief the load on the national power grid and ensure it would mainly serve public services facilities  such as hospitals and clinics.

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You know I believe I saw that guy, Ive heard some strange things about him...maybe we should build a statue commemorating the Dragons existence?

Id like to have both a ceramic and non-ceramic to post as signs in my garage.  It would not only give an explanation for people who dont get it, but also show that using Adams is a process to ensure you get the desired results.