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Purchasing, procurement and consumption

Purchasing, procurement and consumption

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Contents

1. The Story of Change

CSOs can enhance their procurement practices by prioritising environmental sustainability. This sustainable procurement guide, an environmental focus for Commonwealth entities, offers straightforward strategies to help organisations procure products and services efficiently, ethically, and economically, ensuring that they receive value beyond just the lowest price.

 

 

 

 

2. Sustainable procurement

The sustainability solutions guide by Procurement Australia offers a concise overview of sustainable and ethical procurement practices. The guide includes strategies for ensuring suppliers provide decent working conditions and sustainable products while also addressing socioeconomic issues like inequality. Procurement Australia supports organisations with supplier screening, ESG reporting, and criteria for evaluating social impacts.

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(Source:  Sustainability Solutions guide by Procurement Australia )

 

 

3. Waste, justice and procurement

Please continue to the Climate Justice Waste tool. You will find relevant resources to develop your ethical climate justice procurement strategy.

The following sections are included:

  1. Why is waste a climate justice issue?
  2. Take Action
  3. Waste reduction through ethical climate justice procurement
  4. Planning and implementing organisational waste reduction

 

 

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