P-5 Sustainable Procurement Policy
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A sustainable procurement policy template that links purchasing to your sustainability objectives, with the key points of the strategy set out as a list.
This policy template is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and edited. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout, with all text in Calibri font for improved readability.
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Sustainable Procurement Policy Template
A sustainable procurement policy template describing the framework for procurement in relation to sustainability objectives, and how the organisation uses its position in the supply chain to reduce environmental impact through what it buys and who it buys from.
The policy has Approved By and Date Approved fields and carries a Public information classification, so it can be shared with workers, clients and other interested parties.
What the Sustainable Procurement Policy Covers
- Objective - a wide definition of sustainable development, and an environmental management system to monitor and improve environmental performance
- Policy statement - procurement's role in sustainable development, from needs definition and acquisition to service delivery, use and disposal
- Purchasing decisions - everyone buying on the organisation's behalf considering environmental and sustainability issues
- Hazardous materials - encouraging their elimination from purchases
- Waste and packaging - reducing waste in goods and their packaging, and encouraging re-use and recycling
- Travel - avoiding excessive or unnecessary travel and using more environmentally friendly vehicles
- Processes - redesigning processes to need fewer goods or less energy and to produce less waste or emissions
- Specifications - favouring sustainable goods, services and works, and minimising environmental impact during use
- Suppliers - buying where possible from suppliers and contractors with their own sustainable procurement process
Supports ISO 14001 Clause 8.1
ISO 14001 asks for environmental requirements to be considered in the procurement of products and services, consistent with a life cycle perspective, and communicated to external providers. The policy sets out how purchasing does this.
Using the Policy
Add your company name and logo, check each commitment matches what your organisation does and edit any that do not, then approve and date the policy and share it with workers and anyone else who needs to see it.
Who Needs a Sustainable Procurement Policy?
Organisations working to ISO 14001 that want to show how purchasing supports their environmental objectives, and organisations whose customers or tender questionnaires ask for a sustainable procurement policy.
Included in the ISO 14001 Toolkit
This policy is part of the ISO 14001 Toolkit and is also included in the ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 toolkits and every alphaZ ISO toolkit that combines them.
Works with the Purchasing Procedure
The PP-1-18 Purchasing Outsourced Services Policy Procedure covers how purchasing and outsourced services are managed, and the F-Q9 Supplier Appraisal Form records the appraisal of key suppliers.
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