Interested in understanding more about just what is a genuine green product, and how to approach the marketing of green products and services?
Want to know how to ‘green’ your organisations spend, reduce its environmental impacts and operate more sustainably and efficiently?
ECO-Buy’s training & workshop modules offer tailored, leading edge learning to support employees at all levels to understand and act upon the principles and practices of green purchasing.
Click on the training calendar tab on the left to view and register for upcoming training sessions.
ECO-Buy training delivers:
- A comprehensive, practical and action focused approach to implementing green purchasing at your organisation
- Based on ECO-Buy’s nine years of experience delivering successful and practical green purchasing programs
- Informed by leading practice in Australia and globally
- All modules deliver tailored action plans for your organisations next steps
- The time and content of all modules can be tailored to suit your organisations needs
Training modules:
- Introduction to green purchasing
- What is a green product?
- Developing and implementing a green purchasing policy
- Behaviour change techniques for green purchasing
- Green spend assesment and prioritisation
- Green contracts and tenders
- Tracking and reporting
- Marketing green products and services
- Greening your supply chain
INTRODUCTION TO GREEN PURCHASING
This full day workshop is a highly engaging and practical introduction to green purchasing and the benefits it can deliver to your organisation. You’ll receive customised training in ECO-Buy’s best practice tools and techniques, enabling you to begin your green purchasing journey.
Includes what makes a product green, product assessment scenarios, how to getstarted and provides participants with a tailored action plan for their next steps.
This module is valuable for any employee group, from general staff & purchasing officers to procurement, sustainability and executive managers.
To view and register for upcoming Introduction to Green Purchasing workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
GREEN SPEND ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITISATION
A facilitated workshop to assess an organisations green purchasing opportunities and risks and to prioritise and map out required actions.
A tailored report recommending the next steps for the participant organisation is provided following the workshop.
Includes a summary overview of what green purchasing is, why and how to do it, followed by a structured discussion and planning session utilising ECO-Buy’s assessment, prioritisation and benchmarking tools and exercises.
Designed for tailored in-house delivery, for more information or to develop a session contact ECO-Buy on (03)9349 0444 or training@ecobuy.org.au
NEW Green spend assessment and prioiritisation now part of CIPSA training click here to find out more
TRACKING AND REPORTING YOUR GREEN SPEND
This half-day advanced workshop guides you through the important process of tracking and reporting on your green spend, using ECO-Buy’s facilitated design process.
Aimed at procurement, sustainability, finance and IT managers, you’ll learn how to quickly adapt your existing system to ensure your green purchasing achievements are measured, celebrated and improved upon.
The facilitated design process using ECO-Buy’s tracking and reporting diagnostic tool results in a defined approach and action plan for your organisation.
Designed for tailored in-house delivery, or more information or to develop a session contact ECO-Buy on (03)9349 0444 or training@ecobuy.org.au
GREENING YOUR CONTRACTS AND TENDERS
This half day advanced workshop explores the critical role of contracts and tenders in making green purchasing ‘business as usual’.
Aimed at procurement, supply chain and sustainability managers, you’ll learn how to simply and effectively introduce environmental specifications into the procurement process and influence your suppliers towards environmentally preferable practices.
Includes working with suppliers, specifications in practice, prioritising for quick wins and action planning for medium to long term outcomes.
To view and register for upcoming Greening your Contracts & Tenders workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A GREEN PURCHASING POLICY
A half day facilitated workshop that covers the context and importance of a green purchasing policy, what makes a good policy and how to implement a policy.
To view and register for upcoming Developing and implementing a green purchasing policy workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
A half day workshop focusing on methods to promote green purchasing within organisations.
Workshop presenter Tim Cotter, psychologist and recognised thought leader in the area of behaviour change for environmental sustainability, will provide participants with the insights and skills, key steps and considerations for:
- Understanding the psychological drivers of green behaviour
- Recognising what people need in order to engage in behaviour change
- Identifying the biggest barriers to making green factors a priority
- Changing old habits and creating new ones
- How to influence people and gain their buy-in
- How to appeal to values and use them to engage people in change
Aimed at people involved with promoting and embedding green/sustainable purchasing principles and practices in their organisation.
To view and register for upcoming Behaviour change techniques for green purchasing workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
WHAT IS A GREEN PRODUCT?
A half or full day workshop that explores the complex issues around defining and developing green products and services.
Includes what is a green product, what is green purchasing, green product development, Life Cycle Assessment, product labelling, environmental claims and green wash, how to make the right green choice.
To view and register for upcoming What is a green product? workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
MARKETING GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
A full day workshop aimed at people involved in marketing and sales, product/service development and retail.
Includes what is a green product, what is green purchasing, Life Cycle Assessment, product labelling, environmental claims and green wash, regulatory framework and requirements, sustainability market expectations and segmentation, key marketing messages and approaches.
To view and register for upcoming Marketing green products and services workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
GREENING YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN
A full day workshop that explores the what, why and how of embedding environmental practices and principles in the supply chain.
Aimed at professionals working both upstream and downstream in the supply chain, from raw material sourcing, manufacture, warehousing, transport and logistics through to procurement, marketing and waste disposal.
To view and register for upcoming Greening your supply chain workshop dates, click on the training calendar tab on the left.
For more information or to book a session, contact ECO-Buy at training@ecobuy.org.au or (03) 9349 0444
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