Sustainable Procurement in Project Management
Sustainable procurement means buying goods, works and services in a way that delivers value for money while reducing environmental impact and supporting the UK’s legal duty to reach net zero by 2050. This insight explains how to evaluate project objectives against it, and how to respond to the challenges it raises (HM Government, 2019).
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Sustainable Procurement in Project Management Definition
Sustainable procurement is the process of purchasing goods, works and services in a way that achieves value for money on a whole-life basis, not just the lowest price, while reducing environmental impact and generating wider benefit for society, in line with the principle of meeting present needs without compromising future generations (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). In project management, it means building carbon, waste and social value criteria into specifications and supplier evaluation from the outset (International Organization for Standardization, 2017).
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- Appian (2022) Anglian Water Reduces Capital Carbon by 63% to Accelerate its Transformation. Available at: appian.com/about/explore/press-releases/2022/anglian-water-reduces-capital-carbon-by-63--to-accelerate-its-tr
- Cabinet Office (2021) PPN 06/21: Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the Procurement of Major Government Contracts. Available at: www.procurementpathway.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/ppn/taking-account-of-carbon-reduction-plans-in-the-procurement-of-major-government-contracts
- Cabinet Office (2025) National Procurement Policy Statement. Available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-procurement-policy-statement
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (nd) Sustainable Procurement. Available at: www.cips.org/intelligence-hub/sustainability/sustainable-procurement-strategy
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