ORAU has been recognized as a 2026 EPEAT Sustainable Purchaser Award winner. The EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) award celebrates leaders in sustainable electronics procurement.
The award comes from the Global Electronics Council (GEC), the non-profit organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel. ORAU has received EPEAT recognition every year since the award’s inception in 2015.
ORAU was among the organizations honored for their commitment to purchasing EPEAT-registered products in four categories: computers and displays, imaging equipment, mobile phones, and servers. The GEC awards one star for each category.
The GEC works with manufacturers, procurement professionals, electronics recyclers, government entities, trade associations and environmental advocacy groups to evaluate and endorse environmentally responsible products. The EPEAT registry tool provides companies with a simplified way to purchase environmentally trustworthy electronics and to quantify their energy consumption reduction.
“Receiving the EPEAT award reflects ORAU’s ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices and purchasing processes, and the achievement of goals to reduce electrical consumption and minimize waste and toxic substances released into the environment,” said Bridget Jones, ORAU procurement analyst.
ORAU’s Information Technology Services (ITS) Department is devoted to technology and electronic product support, Jones said, adding that the ITS team works diligently to research and develop IT purchasing standards where the products meet customer and business needs as well as support ORAU’s energy efficiency and green purchasing goals.
“ORAU is dedicated to establishing and maintaining the highest standards of sustainable purchasing across all functional areas, including ITS, Facilities, Procurement, and other business units, all working together to ensure compliance and support of purchasing EPEAT registered IT products and equipment,” Jones said “As a contractor we continue to strive to be excellent stewards of government resources and purchasing dollars, and we are intentional in our sustainable electronics purchasing.”
To learn more about GEC’s EPEAT program, visit www.epeat.net.