Translate sustainability commitments into practical procurement action
Organisations increasingly expect procurement to support environmental and social goals while continuing to deliver cost, quality, service and resilience. The challenge is to convert broad sustainability commitments into proportionate requirements that can be applied in everyday purchasing and supplier decisions.
This practical two-day workshop provides an accessible foundation in sustainable procurement, ESG integration and ISO 20400. Participants will identify priority impacts, compare green and sustainable procurement approaches, apply life-cycle thinking and integrate suitable requirements into sourcing and supplier management.
Through cases and guided exercises, participants will create a realistic implementation plan supported by clear responsibilities, supplier engagement and measurable performance indicators.
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What you will take away
- A category-prioritisation matrix
- A sustainable sourcing checklist
- A phased implementation roadmap
Working documents built during the two days, ready to apply in your organisation.
Two days, built for practice
- Understand Sustainable Procurement
Connect environmental, social, economic and governance considerations with procurement value, risk and resilience.
- Apply ISO 20400
Use the standard's principles, accountability framework and organisational enablers to structure a practical approach.
- Interpret Policy and Stakeholder Expectations
Relate Singapore and international developments, organisational commitments and stakeholder expectations to procurement decisions.
- Prioritise Categories and Impacts
Assess spend, risk, influence and material impacts to identify where procurement action will deliver the greatest benefit.
- Use Life-Cycle and Circular Approaches
Consider resource use, energy, durability, repair, reuse, recycling and end-of-life value alongside purchase price.
- Integrate Sustainability into Sourcing
Build proportionate requirements, criteria and evidence into specifications, supplier selection, tenders and contracts.
- Engage Suppliers and Use Digital Tools
Support data collection, performance improvement and decision-making through supplier engagement, analytics and responsible AI use.
- Build the Implementation Roadmap
Define governance, responsibilities, milestones, measures, communications and an achievable phased action plan.
For those integrating sustainability into procurement
Procurement, purchasing, category, sourcing and supply chain managers, as well as executives seeking to integrate sustainability into everyday procurement. Also relevant to sustainability, ESG, finance, risk, compliance and operations professionals who support responsible sourcing or supplier 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.
