Sustainable procurement practices must be implemented as a vital component in reducing the University’s environmental impact, ensuring that purchased goods and services align with sustainability objectives. By employing sustainable procurement practices, University actively pursues a sustainable future. Procurement Services is working closely with Sustainability committee to ensure that the University:
Complies
Complies with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
Promotes
Promotes sustainable awareness and assessment amongst suppliers and contractors
Promotes
Procures
Procures sustainable products and services
Reduces
Reduces the environmental sustainability impacts of construction and refurbishment projects.
Reduces
Aspects
Includes environmental, economic and social aspects when specifying specific good or services.
Sustainable criteria
Includes sustainable criteria when evaluating offers from potential suppliers
Sustainable criteria
Awareness
Promotes awareness of sustainable issues and considerations within the user community
Sustainable practice
Uses the measures developed to monitor the sustainable practice with a view to seek continual improvement
Sustainable practice
Benchmark
Uses the results of the monitored practice to benchmark our performance against similar organisations
Improvement
Analyses the benchmarked performance to identify areas of practice for improvement
