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Supporting Ethical Procurement in the Public Sector

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Kim Young, Sustainable Procurement Lead, Sustainable Scotland Network

Kimberley.young@keepscotlandbeautiful.org

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Overview

• What is the Sustainable Scotland Network?

• Sustainable procurement Working Group

• Supporting the public sector

• The future

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Local Environmental

Quality / Environmental

Services

Sustainable Development

Education

Sustainable Development

& Climate Change

Who We Are

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Who We Are

• Almost 250 members

• Representatives from all 32 local authorities

• Representatives from over 50 other public sector

organisations

• Members include sustainability and

environmental officers, procurement

officers, facilities managers

SSN

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What We Do

• National networking and collaboration

• Weekly Newsletter

• Quarterly Network Meetings

• Annual Conference

• Website: www.sustainable-scotland.net

• Training

• Best practice sharing

• Knowledge Hub

• Sustainable Procurement Working Group

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Sustainable Procurement

“…whereby organisations meet their needs for goods and services in a way that achieves value for money on a ‘whole-life’ basis and generates benefits not only for the organisation, but for society, the economy and the environment.” The Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Action plan (2009)

Economic Environmental

Social

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Sustainable Procurement Working Group (SPWG)

• Meets approximately six times per year• Chaired by Barbara Morton• 29 members from across the public sector

• Three thematic areas of work: Timber and other Forest Products Food and Catering Services Fair and Ethical Trade

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Current Work

Sustainable Timber Procurement Toolkit

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Current Work

Working with Scotland Excel

• Timber contract- user questionnaire• PPE contract- fair trade cotton options highlighted• Core products• Joint training sessions

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Current Work

• SSN Annual Conference- case study• Food labelling research• ‘Still Hungry for Success’ consultation• ‘Procurement Reform Bill’ consultation and scrutiny• Inclusion of sustainable procurement in SCCD reporting

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The Future…

www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

“Using the goods of today, as the resources of tomorrow, at the price of yesterday”.

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Thank you for listening

Kim YoungSustainable Scotland Network

Web: www.sustainable-scotland.net

Email: Kimberley.young@keepscotlandbeautiful.org

Tel: 01786 477168