<p>Abstract</p><p> </p><p>The objective of our study was to get knowledge about how teachers think when they make purchases to preschool. Do they consider making environmentally conscious purchases? Do they work actively to transfer environmental consciousness to the children?</p><p>We chose to interview nine preschool teachers and one cook in two different local municipalities. Our investigation showed that there was a very low engagement in these issues. The teachers said that they were very strictly bound to already existing public contracts and did not see any possibilities to influence the preschools consumption.</p><p>The teachers hade no idea that not only their work could result in environmental savings in the school, but also result in attitudes changes among the children, their parents and, in the long term, society in general. The teachers wished they had a concrete environmental mission and they did what they could with the available resources.</p><p>With our essay we aim to show teachers in the primary school that their choices are important and that it is possible to influence, even on a small scale.</p>

Abstract   The objective of our study was to get knowledge about how teachers think when they make purchases to preschool. Do they consider making environmentally conscious purchases? Do they work actively to transfer environmental consciousness to the children? We chose to interview nine preschool teachers and one cook in two different local municipalities. Our investigation showed that there was a very low engagement in these issues. The teachers said that they were very strictly bound to already existing public contracts and did not see any possibilities to influence the preschools consumption. The teachers hade no idea that not only their work could result in environmental savings in the school, but also result in attitudes changes among the children, their parents and, in the long term, society in general. The teachers wished they had a concrete environmental mission and they did what they could with the available resources. With our essay we aim to show teachers in the primary school that their choices are important and that it is possible to influence, even on a small scale.