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Council's Procurement Policy (updated in Dec 2021) includes a mandatory 10% environmental sustainability weighting for tenders over $150,000.
In October 2021, the Sustainable Procurement Working Group was established with the aim of driving sustainability improvements to Council's procurement, through building awareness, knowledge and capacity of staff to integrate sustainable procurement principles into our work.
This is a detailed checklist that helps staff take a deeper look at the environmental sustainability implications and opportunities of proposed projects.
The checklist addresses the key themes in Council's Environment Strategy (2019) including:
This is an initiative of the Sustainable Procurement Working Group, and will involve targeted communications to our suppliers outlining Council's Net Zero and Halve Waste goals, and what that means for Council's procurement.
Communication will be via Council's various channels, and in particular our eProcure contract management platform.
An initiative of the Sustainable Procurement Working Group, this is a quick reference for staff to assess environmental sustainability credentials of tenderers, addressing the key themes from Council's Environment Strategy (2019).
Review and update of Council's Procurement Policy to further strengthen requirements around environmental sustainability and social elements of our procurement. Includes a 10% weighting for 'Environmental Sustainability', mandated for tenders above $150,000, and encouraged for contracts below that dollar value.
The Sustainable Procurement Working Group:
Review and update of Council's Procurement Policy to strengthen detail around Environmental Sustainability and Social elements of procurement. This includes a 10% weighting for 'Environmental Sustainability', mandated for tenders above $150,000.
The Environment & Sustainability team established an informal Sustainable Procurement Working Group with representation across business units, primarily to address the Scope 3 emissions produced by our contracted goods and services, but also discuss broader environmental sustainability implications of our procurement.
Cost of wages
Savings (or reduced costs of environmental price premiums) will occur with increased demand brought about by government purchasing.