The power of procurement.
Procurement, purchasing, or maybe you call it buying… we all do it and so do organisations. Governments and organisations spend billions of pounds a year. The act of procurement in an organisation holds a strategic lever to implement change on a grander scale. Yes, you heard it right! No more looking at the procurement department as a function or the act of procurement as a tick box exercise. The concept of sustainable procurement brings the act of procurement into the sustainability dimension, the idea of procuring sustainably is not only good for the pound but good for people and the environment.
Not only that, you might find it interesting that up to 80% of carbon emissions sit within our supply chains. Hey, isn’t procurement connected to supplier chains? You got me, this gives procurers the opportunity to strategically use that lever and manage an organisations purchasing habits/requirements which then facilitates demand and supply chain activities.
On face value, it sound a lot easier than in actual practice. You may be wondering, how do you implement sustainable procurement? when? why? what if you have implemented sustainable procurement practices and they simply are not working!
Our experienced team are experts, that are leading the field of sustainable procurement and can support your journey. We specialise in all aspects from low carbon procurement, all the way to supplier diversity. We have worked actively with public sector organisations as well as private business.
We can support you from the early steps of implementing sustainable procurement practices, all the way to the reviewing process, and even barriers you may be faced with to support effective implementation.