Why Sustainable Purchasing

Climate Change

Resource Depletion

Peak Oil

Economy

Human Rights

Reasons to buy local

• 63% of tourists said that they would be willing to pay extra to stay with an accommodation provider that was committed to purchasing local products.

• 86% of visitors said that sampling local food and drink was an important part of their holiday.

(Source: Devon Visitor Survey July 2005)

Whole life costing

Over 75% of material purchased is waste

NaturalResources

Goods andServices

Pollution, Waste and Environmental

Disturbances

Labels

Policy

• Supplier Distance• Credentials

– Environmental Policy– Environmental Management System– Ethical Policy– Fair Trade Policy

Policy

PolicyQuery

Eliminate

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Dispose

Useful websites

• Ethical Consumer - www.ethicalconsumer.org• Ethical Junction – www.ethical-junction.org• Energy Star – www.eu-energystar.org• Sust-It – www.sust-it.net• Recycle More - www.recycle-more.co.uk• Eco Label - www.eco-label.com• ETA – www.eta.co.uk

Sustainable Purchasing

• Tackles the big issues• Good for your local economy• Good for your local assets• Good for market advantage

“We can all influence others by choosing where we spend our

money”

Alastair Mumford

07852 913703

alastair.mumford@globalactionplan.org.uk

Thank you