Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that the Sustainable Procurement Policy and Procedure 2019 be endorsed.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources presented the report to provide Members with the final version of the Sustainable Procurement Policy and Procedure (SPP) (2019). This new policy would replace the six policies sitting under the Responsible Procurement Strategy and be reviewed in six months.

The Corporate Procurement Officer clarified that the policy would advise officers on how to consider sustainable procurement whilst also considering environmental sustainability. The Timber Pledge had also been added to the SPP, this was a pledge that the Council would not procure timber and wood derived products at the expenses of the future world’s forests.

Executive Members welcomed that development of the policy and supported the review in six months.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources proposed the recommendation, this was seconded by the Portfolio Holder for Sport, Recreation & Culture.

RESOLVED that the Sustainable Procurement Policy and Procedure 2019 be endorsed.