Sustainability permeates every area of public sector procurement, from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to fair and ethical trade, and from apprenticeships and skills to the voluntary and community sector.
Environmental considerations have been centre stage for many years; however, there are other factors to be considered such as Equality, SMEs, Fair and Ethical Trade, Human Rights and Third Sector Organisations.
Every year the public sector comes under increasing pressure to ensure that its future procurements address the Sustainability agenda.
The big questions, however, are how, when and why you address Sustainability in your day-to-day contracting and what needs to be undertaken to ensure that you remain compliant with the EU Directives and the UK Regulations.
This event will review and consider the implications of both legal cases and best practice and show how to adopt these rulings into everyday procurement procedures.