The course covers what sustainability is and why we need it; the business case for it; and the frameworks organizations are adopting. It provides an in-depth understanding of Sustainable Procurement and what is necessary to make it happen within an organization. It explores in detail; how to apply sustainability to existing Strategic Procurement approaches in terms of what we buy; from whom we buy it; and our supply chains. The course also explores some key tools to develop a procurement-led approach in an organization to drive in sustainability; such as Sustainability Value Engineering and Hot Spot Analysis.
Positive Purchasing is a company that specializes in providing procurement and purchasing training and tools to organizations around the world.
Founded in the UK in 2003, our operational headquarters is located in the historic Royal William Yard in Plymouth, and overlooks the waterfront.
We are truly global in our business outlook and have steadily grown into one of the world’s leading strategic purchasing and negotiation specialists.
Our procurement programs, using our best-practice methodologies, along with our bespoke packages and complete procurement transformation service, have earned us a reputation for exceptional results across a spectrum of industries. Our negotiation programs have won the acclaim of the companies who have secured significantly better outcomes from their negotiations.