SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

• First Steps

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Progress made so far - Strategic

• Sustainable social procurement strategy
  embedded
• Sustainable and social procurement policy
  published
• Sustainable and social procurement action plan
  2006 2009 published, reviewed and updated
• All Senior Management briefed on sustainable and
  social procurement issues
• All staff with procurement responsibility to
  receive mandatory training on sustainable and
  social procurement

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Progress made so far - Operational

• Sustainable Development Committee established
• Estates tenders now incorporate BREEAM
  assessments
• Electronic tendering introduced capturing
  sustainable and social information
• Specific questions and clauses written into
  contracts
• Vendor appraisal now incorporates sustainable
  social elements
• Web site under development for sustainable and
  social development / procurement reporting
• Carbon Trust review completed
• Travel plan phase one completed

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Progress made so far - Challenges

1. Resources available
2. Time available to promote and develop sustainable
   social procurement skills
3. Engagement with stakeholders
4. Changing attitudes
5. Supplier involvement

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Conclusions

• Considerable commitment is required to drive
  sustainable social procurement forward
• There must be buy in at the very top
• Strategy Policy must be embedded
• Procurement staff must be trained
• Stakeholders must be engaged throughout the
  process
• You must want to make a difference