Responsible Business Practices (For Suppliers)

Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
Multnomah County is a member of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council that brings organizations together to improve environmental, social, and economic performance within their supply chains across the entirety of product and service life cycles.
Responsible business practices at Multnomah County are driven by the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability. If you are looking to do business with the County and are completing a solicitation/sourcing event, we have provided definitions and examples of the sustainability for you. 

The Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability is defined as practices that are environmentally friendly, socially equitable and, provides positive economic impacts for our community. 

Our suppliers are an integral part of the communities in which they operate. Their influence extends to the employees they depend upon, the environment from which they draw their resources, and the marketplace in which they participate. Multnomah County seeks to conduct business with suppliers who demonstrate responsible business practices through sustainable innovations. 

All are Welcome

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Environmental Considerations

Products or services that “have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose.”

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Sustainable Purchasing Includes these impact areas: Environment, Equity, and Economic Impacts.

Social Equity

The County is committed to extending contracting opportunities to businesses that demonstrate social equity in the areas of workforce diversity, utilization of State of Oregon certified MWESBs.

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Economic Impacts

The pursuit to create full and equal access to opportunities for all people that enable them to attain their full potential.

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