{"id":5607,"date":"2016-08-09T13:13:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T03:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:32","slug":"edge-unep-sustainable-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2016\/08\/09\/edge-unep-sustainable-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge recognised by UNEP for Sustainable Procurement expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5608 alignleft\" title=\"sustainable procurement\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10yfp_logo-300x71.png\" alt=\"sustainable procurement\" width=\"329\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/10yfp_logo-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/10yfp_logo-250x59.png 250w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/10yfp_logo.png 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/>Edge Environment announced as a global partner to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); will help to build\u00a0knowledge and implement strategies to encourage sustainable supply chains\u00a0within\u00a0the Australian government.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Edge Environment\u2019s sustainable procurement expertise was recently recognised when our company was\u00a0accepted as a partner of UNEP&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/explore-topics\/resource-efficiency\/what-we-do\/one-planet-network\">Sustainable Public Procurement Programme<\/a><\/strong> (SPP Programme). The SPP Programme is part of\u00a0UNEP&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/explore-topics\/resource-efficiency\/what-we-do\/one-planet-network\/10yfp-10-year-framework-programmes\"> 10 Year Framework of Programmes<\/a>\u00a0(10YFP).<\/p>\n<p>Public procurement, the purchase of good and services in the public sector, accounts for an average of 12% of GDP in OECD countries. This enormous purchasing power means there is significant opportunity to influence suppliers in supply chains of all industries,\u00a0and guide them towards more sustainable output.<\/p>\n<p>A move to more sustainable supply chains in\u00a0all levels of Australian government and its agencies would be significant \u2013 public spending here is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.budget.gov.au\/2014-15\/content\/bp1\/html\/bp1_bst6_chart_data.htm\">about 25%<\/a> of national GDP and there are very few prescriptive sustainable procurement requirements in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2 key objectives of the 10YFP SPP Programme\u00a0are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0To build the case for Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) by improving knowledge and <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5640 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Edge-UNEP-Sustainable-Procurement-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sustainable procurement\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>promoting SPP as a tool to support sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong>\u00a0To support the implementation of SPP on the ground through increased collaboration between SPP practitioners, and better access to capacity-building tools and support among\u00a0SPP experts.<\/p>\n<p>Other partners in the 10YFP SPP Programme include government agencies, international organisations and NGOs.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to know more about the 10YFP SPP or Edge Environment\u2019s work in sustainable procurement please get in touch with us <a href=\"mailto:jacqui@edgeenvironment.com.au\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edge Environment announced as a global partner to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); will help to build\u00a0knowledge and implement strategies to encourage sustainable supply 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