Kevin Lyons began his career at Rutgers University in 1988 as director of procurement working on numerous projects and proposals relating to green purchasing and improving contracts, transforming the way the university did its daily business, from lighting and energy management to waste recycling and contract packaging. Early in his career at Rutgers, he successfully took on a multi-year initiative to improve the university’s efficiency and effectiveness while incorporating environmental values.

His concern in purchasing has been to consider the ethical implications: Where do products come from? What impact are they having on the university? Is the school buying local? Is it engaging the local community in the struggle to bring change?

Kevin Lyons delivered “Greening the Campus from a Procurement Perspective” on October 26, 2002.

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