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Sustainability is a long-term preventative solution – its about making the right decisions now to enhance our quality of life while growing a strong economy and a clean, safe, and green environment for future generations to lead healthy lives.

Sustainable procurement considers the triple bottom line (social, environment and economic) implications of procurement.

Sustainable procurement involves supporting businesses that adopt socially and ethically responsible practices, and those which are paving the way for the future through developing environmentally responsible products and services.

A socially responsible business includes practices such as:

Conducting business in an ethical manner with no racial, gender or cultural discrimination

Compliance to legislation including employment obligations and promoting a work/life balance
Utilise ‘fair trade’ practices throughout the supply chain
Providing a healthy and safe working environment.

With the increasing demand for environmentally acceptable products, businesses are being forced to assess their impact on the environment, particularly through purchasing decisions. Factors to consider include:

Selecting products with the least environmental impact
Procuring goods and services from suppliers who are leading the way in sustainability through their own actions

Reusable and recyclable products, or products which contain recycled materials
Efficiency labels applied to products, such as Energy Star ratings, water efficiency ratings, etc
Compliance to Australian and International Standards Organisation (ISO) standards.

Sustainable procurement isn’t just about ‘going green’, but getting value for money and reducing costs while adhering to environmental and socially responsible practices. Strategies for improving the economic stance may include:

Improvements in performance by both the supplier and the buying organisation. For example, implementing systems for time efficiency savings

Defining the various areas of expenditure and identifying opportunities to reduce costs. For example – implementing a strategy to reduce unnecessary consumption and improve demand management

Considering alternatives... green alternatives often reduce costs over the life of the product or service, such as the cost of waste disposal
Supporting the growth and success of the Australian economy by procuring from local and national suppliers.

With increasing focus from government and the consumer market to improve sustainability through purchasing, we are committed to helping businesses implement sustainable procurement and contract management practices.

We are available to assist your organisation with any of the following:

Developing and implementing sustainable procurement policies
Reviewing current practices to develop sustainable procurement targets and measures
Leading and/or conducting your procurement and contract management activities

Conducting an in-depth review of your current practices, making recommendations towards sustainability improvement and helping you implement these through a hands-on approach

Providing standard and customised training to improve the capability of your purchasing and procurement staff and management team
Finding you the experienced people you need to get the job done, while adhering to business goals and objectives to be achieved through procurement.

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