Successful procurement processes should focus on the items with the most material impact on operating costs, carbon emissions and/or other environmental and social impacts. To create and implement a policy the organisation needs to understand and prioritise what products it purchases by volume and value. A review of purchasing reports is a good place to start, for this but they should be checked to make sure that consumption is properly reflected. For example, if fleet fuel costs appear as employee expenses not as fuel, the volume consumed by the organisation could be significantly underestimated. Once the key products and services are identified, a structured process can be developed for engaging providers around an iterative reduction strategy Dependent on your corporate priorities you may choose Procurement Management Systems which are: • a carbon emissions based system • a life cycle analysis based tool • a waste-based tool
• an economic, social and environmental responsibility based tool.
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Sustainable procurement is the process of reviewing the items and services that your office purchases and selecting ones with lower environmental impact.
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A collection of ten real Sustainable Procurement Policies from USA state administrations, complied by California's Buy Recycled program.
Detailed information about the sustainability issues to consider when procuring services, such as financial, best practice performance criteria that can be used in approaches to market and possible contract requirements. Produced by the Australian Government.
Guide for Australian Government purchasers to include sustainability considerations in all stages of the procurement process, from identifying the business need to disposing of goods. Commissioned by the Australian Government and developed by ECO-buy.
The Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011 is the regulation to support national, industry-led recycling scheme for televisions and computers, by the Australian Government. This page hosts guides and information.
Victoria's environmental procurement policy declaration, strategies, and help guides.
Disposing of old and un-used equipment is an opportunity to continue sustainable management practices.
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