Sustainable Procurement Fundamentals provides a broad ranging introduction/refresher to sustainable purchasing and the benefits it can deliver your organisation. It is one of our most popular courses, and covers:
- What makes a product environmentally or socially preferable?
- Understanding impacts through the life cycle
- Deciphering eco-labels and greenwash
- Busting the ‘green products cost more’ myth
- Supply chain risk assessment
- 10 steps to integrating sustainability into your purchasing systems
- How to get started and drafting an action plan
The day is full of case studies, examples, and exercises to put what you’ve learned into practice, as well as sharing stories and experiences with other participants from across sectors.
This course now recognised by the Green Building Council of Australia and provides 6 CPD points.
Who should attend?
Procurement professionals who are interested in implementing sustainable procurement within their organisation.
Sustainability or environment professionals who are working with their organisation’s procurement team to implement sustainability.
Outcomes:
· Integrate environmental and social considerations into operational processes
· Build capacity and expertise in the area of sustainable procurement
· Reduce the organisation's environmental and social impacts and ensure more
effective use of resources
effective use of resources
Details:
Sustainable Procurement Fundamentals is a full-day course, from 9am to 4pm. The following dates are currently scheduled for 2013:
- Melbourne - 21 May
- Sydney - 23 May
* Sessions may be arranged for other Australian cities if there is sufficient interest. Please contact us to suggest additional locations.
To register, please complete and return the training registration form below.
For more information, contact ECO-Buy at training@ecobuy.org.au or (03) 9349 0444.
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