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_____________________________________________ Supporting Ethical Procurement in the Public Sector

_____________________________________________ 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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_____________________________________________ Supporting Ethical Procurement in the Public Sector

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  1. _____________________________________________ Supporting Ethical Procurement in the Public Sector Tuesday 19 November 2013 Kim Young, Sustainable Procurement Lead, Sustainable Scotland Network Kimberley.young@keepscotlandbeautiful.org

  2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Overview • What is the Sustainable Scotland Network? • Sustainable procurement Working Group • Supporting the public sector • The future

  3. Who We Are

  4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 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

  5. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 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

  6. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 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

  7. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 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

  8. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Current Work • Sustainable Timber Procurement Toolkit

  9. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Current Work • Working with Scotland Excel • Timber contract- user questionnaire • PPE contract- fair trade cotton options highlighted • Core products • Joint training sessions

  10. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 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

  11. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Future… www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org “Using the goods of today, as the resources of tomorrow, at the price of yesterday”.

  12. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Thank you for listening • Kim Young • Sustainable Scotland Network • Web: www.sustainable-scotland.net • Email: Kimberley.young@keepscotlandbeautiful.org • Tel: 01786 477168

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