Sustainable Procurement Project Jimmy BranniganDr Neil Smith ESD Consulting LtdUniversity of Southampton 2 Sustainable Procurement Project Structure Brief background on the project Hear from the University of Southampton on how they took the project forward Summary of the key findings and progress 3 Sustainable Procurement Project What is the challenge? Public commitment to sustainability and sustainable procurement Some staff engaged and enthused Lots of guidance Growing understanding of the need to be doing something! 4 Sustainable Procurement Project What is the challenge? Still a gap between the policy and practice Lots of guidance but not always helpful Sustainable procurement perceived to be too difficult People dont always know where to start 5 Sustainable Procurement Project Background Three year project Reducing negative environmental and social impacts through purchasing Steering group, partners from Further Education and Higher Education Worked with 16 colleges and universities Action learning, networks and dialogue and hands on support 6 Sustainable Procurement Project Year One Establishing baselines, gaining an understanding of the different challenges from colleges and universities, work up action plans for each institution Year Two Running training, developing the tools and skills amongst the partners, action plan review, production of guidance documents Year Three Hands on Support work with the institutions to train staff, implement action plans, communicate to the institution Sustainable procurement at University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith 1 st April 2008 8 Aims Background Project approach What went well & not so well What have we achieved Recommendations 9 Background 5,000 staff & 20,000 students 110M non-manpower spend in 2005/6 Devolved budgets