Sustainable procurement
Kennard, Martin
Sustainable Procurement is the process whereby economic development, social development and environmental protection are balanced against business needs. The benefits to your organisation in adopting a sustainable procurement policy will be to: - Control costs by adopting a wider approach to whole life costing. - Improve internal and external standards through Performance Assessments. - Comply with environmental and social legislation. - Manage risk and reputation. - Build a sustainable supply chain for the future. - Involve the local business community. Lack of understanding of sustainability within businesses, coupled with poor training and accountability are significant barriers to building supplier capacity. Project budgets supporting a business case built upon sustainable procurement must be split between the management of capital and revenue spending based on a plan that is environmentally friendly.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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