{"id":11,"date":"2019-03-25T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability-innovation.asu.edu\/spri\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2023-07-24T20:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:06:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainability-innovation.asu.edu\/spri\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\ndiv.ft-styl {\r\n\tbackground-image: url(https:\/\/sustainability-innovation.asu.edu\/spri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2019\/05\/spri-banner-image1.png);\r\n\tbackground-color:#2d2d2d; \r\n\tpadding-bottom: 24px;\r\n\tbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\r\n\tbackground-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t.hero-ratio {\r\n\t    padding-bottom: 20%;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n.callout-2 {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 15%;\r\n    max-width: 80% !important;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    font-size: 1.25rem;\r\n    font-weight: bold;\r\n    line-height: 1.5rem;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<!-- CURRENT FEATURED BLOCK -->\r\n<div class=\"ft-styl\">\r\n\t<div id=\"styl-ft\" class=\"container\">  \t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-7 col-sm-12\"> \r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"space-top-0 text-white\">The Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative produces actionable knowledge about sustainable purchasing globally. SPRI is a cross-university collaboration between researchers in ASU\u2019s School of Sustainability, the School of Public Affairs, Thunderbird School of Global Management, W.P. Carey School of Business and faculty in other ASU units. Our research is at the forefront of issues affecting sustainable purchasing, including the future of procurement, innovative collaborations and organization change. We engage research partners internationally to understand the facilitators and barriers of sustainable purchasing across numerous institutional settings.<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-0\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cfo.asu.edu\/presidents-awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainability-innovation.asu.edu\/spri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/image.jpg\" alt=\"image of awards\" class=\"img-100\" \/><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 82%\"><p class=\"callout-2 text-center\">Recipient of the 2023 President\u2019s Award for Sustainability<\/p><\/div><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability-innovation.asu.edu\/spri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Purchasing-for-a-Sustainable-Future_-SPRIs-2023-Presidents-Award-for-Sustainability.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-gold btn-block btn-lg  space-bot-md space-top-xs\"><strong>View PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>  \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"gray-back \"><div class=\"container \">\r\n\r\n<h3>Our Mission<\/h3>\r\n<p>Produce  actionable research knowledge about sustainable purchasing globally.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"container \">\r\n\r\n<h3>Our Core Values<\/h3>\r\n<p>SPRI operates according to five core values:<\/p>\r\n\t<ol>\r\n\t\t<li><strong>Results<\/strong> &#8211; We produce work that leads to better decisions.<\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><strong>Rigor<\/strong> &#8211; We adhere to the highest scientific and professional standards.<\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><strong>Relevance<\/strong> &#8211; We are embedded within the community of practice.<\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><strong>Accessibility<\/strong> &#8211; We publicize our findings widely and make them applicable to multiple audiences.<\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><strong>Independence<\/strong> &#8211; We operate in the absence of external control and influence to produce credible results.<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"gray-back \"><div class=\"container \">\r\n<h3>Our Support<\/h3>\r\n<p>SPRI is grateful for the generous support that it has received from the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes, ASU\u2019s School of Sustainability, ASU\u2019s Center for Organization Research and Design and ASU\u2019s Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation.<\/p>\r\n <\/div><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative produces actionable knowledge about sustainable purchasing globally. SPRI is a cross-university collaboration between researchers in ASU\u2019s School of Sustainability, the School of Public Affairs, Thunderbird School of Global Management, W.P. Carey School of Business and faculty in other ASU units. 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