Embed sustainability into sourcing decisions, supplier performance and contracts
Sustainability commitments create value only when they translate into practical procurement requirements, supplier decisions and contractual obligations. Procurement professionals must balance environmental, social and governance priorities with cost, quality, operational performance and supply resilience.
This practical two-day workshop equips participants to integrate sustainability throughout the procurement cycle. Guided by ISO 20400 principles and realistic sourcing cases, participants will identify material ESG issues, compare life-cycle options, evaluate supplier evidence and develop measurable tender and contract requirements.
The programme addresses Scope 3 emissions, circular procurement, responsible sourcing, supplier due diligence and evolving sustainability-reporting expectations in Singapore and internationally. Participants will also learn to distinguish credible evidence from unsupported sustainability claims.
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What you will take away
- An ESG category-materiality map
- A sustainable tender-evaluation scorecard
- A practical implementation roadmap
Working documents built during the two days, ready to apply in your organisation.
Two days, built for practice
- Build the Business Case
Connect procurement decisions with strategy, cost, resilience, reputation, stakeholder expectations and long-term value.
- Apply ISO 20400 Principles
Translate sustainable procurement principles, accountability and organisational enablers into everyday procurement processes.
- Prioritise Material ESG Issues
Identify the categories, suppliers and value-chain impacts where procurement intervention can deliver the greatest benefit.
- Apply Life-Cycle and Circular Thinking
Evaluate acquisition, energy, resource use, durability, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, recycling and end-of-life implications.
- Address Scope 3 Emissions
Understand procurement's role in purchased-goods and services emissions, data quality, estimation and supplier engagement.
- Conduct Risk-Based Due Diligence
Assess environmental, labour, human-rights, ethical and governance risks using a proportionate approach.
- Build ESG into Tenders and Contracts
Develop specifications, prequalification requirements, weighted criteria, clauses, targets, audit rights and verification requirements.
- Manage Performance and Implementation
Create supplier scorecards, improvement plans, governance responsibilities, reporting processes and a phased implementation roadmap.
For those embedding ESG into sourcing and contracts
Procurement, category, strategic sourcing, supply chain and contract managers, together with experienced procurement executives involved in tenders, supplier selection or contract management. Also relevant to sustainability, ESG, finance, risk, compliance and supplier-relationship professionals responsible for Scope 3 data, responsible sourcing or corporate sustainability initiatives.
Deliver this programme in-house
Run it for your team at your premises — in Singapore or overseas — tailored to your organisation's categories and operations, or go further with a fully customised engagement.
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