Sustainability Creating the Culture in The Scottish Parliament

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Sustainability - Creating the Culture in The
Scottish Parliament

• Ken Hair
• Procurement Services

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Outline

• Introduction
• Outline of the process we took
• 3 Step Approach
• Stakeholder Engagement
• External Collaboration
• Results Tangible Benefits
• The Future

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Introduction

• Who are we?
• What we buy
• Our Environment
• Sustainability - Responsible Purchasing

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3-Step Implementation Plan

• Centre for Human Ecology 2003
• 1 Build Knowledge
• 2 Work With Contractors
• 3 Best Practice

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Responsible Purchasing

• Professional Standards for Staff
• Environmental Impact
• Ethical Social Issues
• SMEs Scottish Suppliers

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Stakeholder Engagement

• Corporate Buy-In
• Specialist Managers
• Focus Groups and Workshops

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External Collaboration

• Individual Selected Experts
• Formal Consultation with a Wide Range of
  organisations

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Results Tangible Benefits

• Responsible Purchasing Strategy
• http//www.scottish.parliament.uk/corporate/procur
  ement/responsible.htm
• 100 time-bound Objectives
• Meet the Buyer SME, SE
• Prioritisation Models
• Fact sheets
• RP Audits

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The Future

• Ongoing Progress
• Domino Effect to other Organisations
• Demand Opposed to Supply Led Change
• Small Changes Big Difference