World Sustainable Procurement Day
Today is the second annual World Sustainable Procurement Day.
There are a multitude of different online sessions being presented by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) Team, SPP Chapters & Champions, partners, and friends with only one goal – to empower and equip Procurement Practitioners with knowledge, best practice approaches, and practical solutions to sustainability challenges that our Profession needs to tackle now.
Find out how you can get involved in World Sustainable Procurement Day here.
If you’re new to social and sustainable procurement, and want to learn more here is some info to help get you up to speed.
How we can leverage procurement to achieve positive climate impact?
Business leaders are looking for practical ways for their organisations to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change. An organisation’s procurement activity is an important lever for positive climate impact, yet very few New Zealand organisations are actively using procurement to achieve positive social or environmental impact.
If you are wanting to learn more about how organisations can leverage procurement to make positive climate impact, check out the thought piece Ākina published in partnership with Chapter Zero.
What is social procurement?
Social Procurement. Sustainable procurement. Supplier diversity. Progressive procurement. Broader Outcomes. Ultimately they all mean the same thing... using your spending power to create positive social and environmental outcomes (impact) through the procurement of goods, services and works.
Social procurement is increasingly viewed as the new best practice in procurement by senior managers, boards, shareholders and by the Government.
But, using procurement to make a difference isn’t like flicking a switch. Social procurement is a journey. Like any journey you need to work out your destination, plan your route, and get ready to go. The Ākina Impact Buyer membership gives you the tools and support you need to get there.
The Ākina Impact Directory
The Impact Directory showcases Ākina certified Impact Suppliers - organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.
Anyone can build positive outcomes into their business through money that’s already being spent. That’s where the Ākina Impact Directory comes in.
Ākina certifies the creation of positive impact through business using our knowledge, experience, and understanding in this complex space.
Who is the Impact Directory for?
Ākina Impact Suppliers can check out who else is certified, and promote themselves as part of the Impact Directory.
SMEs who don't have procurement functions but want to purchase from social enterprises.
The purpose-led business sector.
Anyone that wants to use their spending power to create change.