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Procurement

In 2021, the State of Minnesota purchased $13.7 million in sustainable products and services measured by third party certifications and other criteria. This was a decrease from 2020 by $1.7 million; however, the overall spend in these contract categories decreased by 42% as reported by the Pollution Control Agency. With the decreased spend, our percent of sustainable spend rose to 36% in 2021.

Goal

25% of total spend on priority contracts are sustainable purchase by 2025.

Accomplishments

Use of virgin paper for office printing was already limited in 2019, but actions taken by the Office of State Procurement reduced accidental virgin paper purchases even further.

While sustainable spend increased dramatically in 2021 as a percent of the overall spend, return to pre-pandemic office operations may again reduce the percent of sustainable spend.

Barriers

Several product categories included in priority contracts, such as network services, do not have established sustainability standards.

The state’s procurement system has functional imitations and cannot prominently display the sustainable choice to make it an easy choice for purchasing staff.

Baseline

16% Sustainable Spend

Current Value

37% Sustainable Spend

Key Performance Indicators

The procurement area focuses on a subset of state spending called “priority contracts.” The Enterprise employs numerous criteria and third-party certifications to deem which priority contracts and products are sustainable. For more information, see the Methodology document hosted in the Resources page. The majority of the Enterprises' sustainable spending is on electronics, illustrated below.

Breakdown of Sustainable Spending (dollars)

$13.3 ^million

(Sustainable spending annually)