This month, Carbonfund.org joined The Center for a New American Dream‘s Responsible Purchasing Network.

The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. Its Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) is a national network of procurement-related professionals dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing. RPN promotes and practices responsible purchasing by identifying best practices, developing effective purchasing tools, educating the market and utilizing its collective purchasing power to maximize environmental stewardship, protect human health and support local and global sustainability.

For those of us who aren’t procurement-related professionals, The Center for the New American Dream’s website is worth a visit for its treasure trove of guidance to making responsible, green purchase.  For instance, check out the guide to being a Conscious Consumer, or take a pledge to break the bottled water habit.