Responsible purchasing - public procurement
Most universities lack a prioritisation of responsible purchasing, a strategic plan including themes of sustainability, sub-strategies, leadership support, ambassadors, sustainability managers, capacity in procurement departments, broader preparation teams, sufficient time to prepare for procurement and a pressure from students.
The outcome in the area of of responsible purchasing (RP) is an effort to build on and create linkages to existing functional outcomes in the MoLSA projects by following 4 steps: