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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. agribusiness and business economics
  4. purchasing
  5. environmentally preferable purchasing
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. agribusiness and business economics
  4. purchasing
  5. environmentally preferable purchasing
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economic sustainability
  3. environmentally preferable purchasing
  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. economic sustainability
  3. environmentally preferable purchasing

Preferred term

environmentally preferable purchasing

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Buying of renewable, environmentally-friendly or biobased products to provide benefits including climate change impact reduction, energy security and sustainable economic development.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • biopreferred purchasing
  • environmentally preferred procurement
  • environmentally preferred purchasing
  • EPP (environmentally preferable purchasing)
  • green procurement
  • green purchasing
  • sustainable purchasing

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137795

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