Sustainable Procurement: A Guide to Ethical Purchasing

A primer on positive impact through your organization's spending

Created by: Astrapto Academy
Shedding light on social and environmental issues

What Will I Learn?

• Identify the key stakeholders and inputs for creating sustainable procurement policies and plans.
• Recognize the significant environmental issues common in supply chains, such as carbon emissions and single use plastics.
• Understand the social impact of procurement and how to improve it through supplier diversity and buy local programs.
• Apply the course concepts in a sustainable procurement audit using a template provided with the course.

Requirements

• There are no prerequisites for this course. Ideally, participants will have access to purchasing records but a student can successfully participate by simply observing and listing the products and services used at their organization.

Target audience

• This course is ideal for anyone seeking a purpose-driven role in their organization, green team leaders, purchasing managers, supply chain managers, and those who are generally interested in the impact their organization is having on people, planet, and profit.