Sustainable Procurement Training

Sustainable procurement training

SUSCIN will deliver Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sustainable procurement training courses, accredited by The Institute of Environment Management and Assessment (IEMA)

The IEMA accredited CPD training course aims to provide procurers with the key tools and techniques of sustainable procurement.

Procurement professionals can benefit from attending this one day sustainable procurement training course for free.

Content

Sustainable procurement principles - the morning is dedicated to learning more about sustainability and how it applies to supply chain strategy. It covers definitions of sustainability, the recommendations of the Task Force (including the Flexible Framework), the business case for sustainable procurement, supply chain risks and opportunities, prioritisation, supplier engagement and measuring success.

Sustainable procurement practice - the afternoon looks at how sustainable procurement is incorporated at a practical level into the procurement cycle. This includes defining the need, tendering and evaluations, contracting, contract management and finance and measurement.

Attendees leave the course with the capability and confidence to understand and exploit the benefits of procuring effectively and responsibly.

Key objectives of the one day training session are:

To provide delegates tasked with addressing the impact of their supply chain on the environment and society with the knowledge and confidence to make a start.

To develop a common level of awareness of current sustainability thinking and sustainable procurement practice.

To raise awareness of the sustainable procurement best practice model, the Flexible Framework.

To help participating delegates understand how to embed sustainability into their procurement policies and procedures.

To provide participants with the tools and techniques of defining key sustainability impacts and identifying sustainability risks and opportunities.

To introduce the concept of prioritisation methodology as recommended by the Sustainable Procurement Task Force and adopted by many organisations to focus on limited resources to deliver maximum sustainability benefit.

To help procurement professionals understand the benefits of incorporating sustainability into the procurement process, linking this in to the use of whole life costing techniques.

To provide attendees with an understanding of the role of supplier engagement and supply chain mapping in the delivery of sustainable procurement.

The overarching aim of the session is to help build the capability of those who are directly involved in or influence procurement decisions to embed sustainability into the procurement process.

Quality

This Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course is accredited by The Institute of Environment Management and Assessment (IEMA) and is also recommended by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and The Chartered Institute of Public Finance (CIPF). The course was developed by the Project Manager and members of the Sustainable Procurement Task Force. This course is an essential starting point to help you embed sustainable procurement in your organisation.

Dates

Sustainable procurement training courses will be held on the following dates:

20.10.10 – Aldershot – Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre www.bricksandbread.com
22.06.11 – Brighton

To book a place, contact David Trice on 01732 876614 or email d.trice@remade-southeast.co.uk

Other SUSCIN contact:

Martin Charter

The Centre for Sustainable Design

Tel: 01252 892772

Email: mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk

SUSCIN has been funded by South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007–2013.