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To procure in a sustainable way involves looking beyond the short-term needs of the organization and considering the longer-term impacts of each purchase or contract.  
 
To procure in a sustainable way involves looking beyond the short-term needs of the organization and considering the longer-term impacts of each purchase or contract.  
  
Sustainable procurement is used by both public and private sector organisations to ensure that their purchasing reflects broader goals linked to resource efficiency, climate change, social responsibility and economic resilience.
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Sustainable procurement is used by both public and private sector organisations to ensure that their purchasing reflects broader goals linked to resource efficiency, climate change, social responsibility and economic resilience. In the context public sector procurement it may be termed SPP (Sustainable Public Procurement).
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== See Also ==
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* [[Green Public Procurement]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 19:24, 3 May 2022

Definition

Sustainable Procurement means ensuring that products and services procured by an organisation achieve value for money on a life cycle cost basis and generate benefits not only for the organisation, but also for the environment, society and the economy. [1]

To procure in a sustainable way involves looking beyond the short-term needs of the organization and considering the longer-term impacts of each purchase or contract.

Sustainable procurement is used by both public and private sector organisations to ensure that their purchasing reflects broader goals linked to resource efficiency, climate change, social responsibility and economic resilience. In the context public sector procurement it may be termed SPP (Sustainable Public Procurement).

See Also

References

  1. The Procura+ Manual, A Guide to Implementing Sustainable Procurement, 3rd Edition, ICLEI