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Implementing Green Procurement - Policy and Procedure

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Course Outline:
Environmentaly sound procurement is an issue for purchasing professionals that is fast moving up their priority list. Some companies devote considerable resources to environmental "policing" and for others it is little more than a token gesture.

While Green procurement does not aim to re-write the book on procurement, it merely seeks to add an environmental dimension to the decision-making process. The standard purchasing criteria, of price, quality and deliverabilty, remain paramount. The environmental impact of a goods or services procured can be seen as part of the "quality" criterion while also adding financial value to the finished output of any organisation.

People who should attend:
This one day course is for purchasing and supply staff who wish to better understand in a realistic sence green procurement. And those charged with the responsibility of integrating environmental policy within their current procurement practice.

Course Objectives:

• To understand the importance and advanages of environmentaly frendly procurement.
• Provide delegates with the tools enabling them to integrate a green / sustainable procurement policy that impacts positivley on their operations.
• Understand how to write a sustainable procurement specification for your organisation
• Recognise the set of criteria and specifications that is right for your procurement procedures and align environmental purchasing priorities with your existing activities
• Get value for money as tighter regulations for the environment impose stricter compliance on buyers.

Course Content:

• Introduction to Green Procurement - seperating fact from fiction.
• Beyond the 3 Rs
• Setting Objectives
• Ourtlining G.P. Scope
• Stakeholder Identification
• Setting Targets
• Operational Implementation of Plan
• Supplier support and selection criteria
• The impact of current and future legislation / trends.
• Example Documenation
  
  
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