Sustainable Procurement: A Guide to Ethical Purchasing
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INTRODUCTION
Our course highlights the social and environmental issues organizations encounter in their supply chains and offers recommendations for ethical procurement. Every organization purchases something so every organization has a chance to make a positive impact on people and profit through responsible sourcing.
The course includes information on sustainability topics such as circular economy, toxic chemicals, carbon emissions, humane working conditions, supplier diversity, and buying local. There are several handouts you can download with additional resources and worksheets and guidance for preparing and performing a sustainable procurement audit.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Recognize the social and environmental impact of procurement through supply chain research.
- Develop a research process for finding purchasing data needed to make informed decisions.
- Conduct a sustainable purchasing audit.
- Establish sustainable purchasing goals, policies, and practices.
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COURSE AUDIENCE
This course is made for
- Supply chain managers
- Commercial excellence officers
- Sales and Marketing staff
- Brand managers
- Purchasing team and managers
- Audit officers
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COURSE OUTLINE
DAY:ONE
Introduction
- Procurement overview
- Introduction to course context
DAY:TWO
Sustainable Procurement Foundations
- The triple bottom line of procurement
- Environmental and Social Implications of Procurement
- Some reality and trad-offs
- The stakeholder imperative
DAY:THREE
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
- Circular economy and material management
- Plastics and Packaging
- Papers and limited use of items
- Carbon emission in supply chain
DAY:FOUR
Social Impact of Supply Chains
- Chemicals and Human health
- Human supply chain
- Supplies Diversity
- Local strategies
DAY:FIVE
Sustainable Procurement Management
- The role of certifications
- Preparing for procurement audit
- Perform a sustainable procurement audit
- Policies and Practice
- Impact goal and reporting
