This one-day leadership programme is designed for procurement leaders who need to develop effective policy and strategies for sustainable procurement in their organisations. Procurement is at the heart of sustainability considerations for corporate social responsibility and can impact the reputation of an organisation. The programme is facilitated by an expert trainer with extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management leadership positions, and the session is interactive and interspersed with exercises on sustainable procurement policy and strategies.
Fees include course materials, breakfast and lunch, and the Certificate of Competency. Members save S$200 on this programme.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this programme you will be able to:
- Apply triple bottom line thinking to procurement decisions
- Identify and analyse the sustainability needs of your organisation
- Draft sustainability requirements and a procurement policy for action
- Develop sourcing strategies for sustainable procurement
- Evaluate circular procurement strategies and the digital technology that supports them
Programme outline
In recent years, sustainable procurement has become a crucial consideration for global businesses as countries seek to reduce waste, save unnecessary costs and improve competitiveness. The programme works through the triple bottom line and sustainability considerations, the identification and analysis of sustainability needs, and the development of sustainability requirements and policy for action. You will leave with a view of sourcing strategies for sustainable procurement, circular procurement and supply chain strategies, and the digital technology that supports them.
- Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability Considerations
- Identifying and Analysing Sustainability Needs
- Developing Sustainability Requirements and Policy for Action
- Sourcing Strategies for Sustainable Procurement
- Circular Procurement and Supply Chain Strategies
- Digital Technology for Sustainable Procurement
Who should attend
Sustainability commitments have been made at board level, and procurement is expected to deliver against them through what the organisation buys and from whom. It is intended for Procurement Directors, Procurement Managers, Category Managers, Sourcing Managers and Sustainability Managers who set supplier requirements and specifications. Corporate social responsibility and ESG professionals working closely with procurement will also find it relevant.
Approving this for your team? The programme is suitable for staff development budgets, and SIPMM can invoice your organisation directly and arrange group registrations.
Your trainer
The programme is facilitated by an expert trainer with extensive experience holding leadership positions in procurement and supply chain management, and the session is interspersed with exercises on sustainable procurement policy and strategies.
This programme awards 1 Certificate of Competency
Certificates of Competency build towards SIPMM's professional designations. ASP™ and AIP™ require three, and Chartered status requires an active designation plus two at managerial or leadership level.
Deliver this programme in-house
This programme can be run for your team at your premises or at SIPMM, tailored to your organisation's categories and operations.