Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Greener or more sustainable procurement principles can reduce the environmental impact of the goods you purchase and could reduce your costs.
The main theme of green procurement is to consider the life cycle of products as a whole, not just their purchase price. This includes thinking about the:
You can apply the same principles to a range of goods which are commonly used in the education sector.
Consider using supplies of foodstuff from local suppliers and developing a sustainable food procurement policy.
GOV.UK: Sustainable public procurement
Forum for the Future: Purchasing for sustainability
EAUC: Green Directory of sustainable goods and services
Commission of the European Communities: Green Procurement handbook (Adobe PDF - 532KB)
Sustainability Exchange: Higher education environmental performance improvement
WWF: Responsible sourcing of forest products
Building Research Establishment: Sustainable construction
Defra: Best practice in public sector food procurement (Adobe PDF - 364KB)
Groundwater in Northern Ireland, DAERA have produced a leaflet to raise awareness about this untapped resource
EU Exit, EU Exit useful information
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