We’re challenging businesses, government agencies, industry groups and non-governmental organisations around the world to take the Positive Procurement Pledge.
Whether your organisation is big or small, this is a chance to differentiate yourself from the competition and demonstrate leadership and innovation within your sector. Take a stand and commit publicly to developing and implementing a sustainable procurement policy for your organisation that will do good for our planet and the people on it.
WHY PLEDGE?
Sustainable procurement is about considering the environmental, social and economic impacts of purchased goods and services. Through sustainable procurement your organisation can build resilience and become future proofed through increased efficiency and effectiveness.
In April 2017, the International organisation for Standardisation (ISO) released the world’s first ISO 20400 International Standard for Sustainable Procurement. ISO 20400 is designed to ensure that the procurement policies of organisations, both big and small, are robust and address sustainable supply chain issues.
At GECA, we believe that independent certification is the only way to make sure you are genuinely buying sustainable products, thanks to the built-in auditing and assurance processes. With so many certified products available, there has never been a better time for organisations and businesses to start their positive procurement journey. GECA is here to support your sustainable procurement journey and will help to share your positive pledge actions with your employees and customers.
We pledge to develop, document and implement a Positive Procurement Policy to govern all purchasing decisions by 31 December 2020 (if not already).
Please click here to read the full Pledge Ask.
PLEDGE IT
PROVE IT!
By signing GECA’s Positive Procurement Pledge, your organisation is taking its first step toward procurement that does good for our planet and the people on it.
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your organisation’s leadership. Pledgers are required to measure and prove their progress to GECA and allow us to share your key achievements.
It’s not about perfection, it’s about celebrating the wins and learning from the challenges…together.
…AND WE’LL PROMOTE & SUPPORT IT!
GECA is here to support your sustainable procurement journey and will help to share your Positive Procurement Pledge actions with your employees and customers. Pledgers will gain exclusive access to networking events, promotional activities, toolkit webinars and other support. We can also organise consulting advice to help you on your procurement path.
For those who already have a solid sustainable procurement policy in place, we want to promote your good work. Organisations who don’t yet have a policy, we will work with you to provide access to expert advice and to ensure your policy is the best fit for your company, as well as for people and planet.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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