Program Overview
This intensive two-day program offers corporate procurement professionals a strategic and practical framework to implement sustainable procurement across the value chain. Blending conceptual clarity with real-life case examples, the course equips participants to address pressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges using tools like life cycle assessment (LCA), green supply chain practices, and supplier collaboration. Through situational analysis, interactive simulations, and peer-to-peer problem-solving, professionals will learn to align procurement policies with organizational sustainability goals, measure impact effectively, and drive internal and supplier engagement.
Features
- Understand and apply core principles and jargon of sustainable procurement.
- Identify high-impact procurement categories using spend analysis and ESG criteria.
- Integrate sustainability into procurement processes, supplier selection, and evaluation.
- Resolve real-world procurement challenges through collaborative and strategic frameworks.
Target audiences
- Procurement Managers & Category Leads
- Supply Chain & Operations Professionals
- Sustainability & ESG Officers
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 27 Lessons
- 2 Days
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- Core Principles4
- 1.1What is Sustainable Procurement?
- 1.2Triple Bottom Line: People, Planet, Profit
- 1.3Key Concepts: LCA, Circular Procurement, Ecolabels, Scope 3 Emissions, Supplier Diversity, ESG Risk, Sustainable Sourcing
- 1.4Interactive Exercise: “Jargon Jam” – Match buzzwords to real scenarios in procurement workflows.
- Sustainability Integration in Procurement5
- 2.1Lifecycle Assessment (LCA): Steps, Tools, Importance
- 2.2Green Product Specifications & E-Procurement
- 2.3Incorporating Social Factors: Fair Trade, Labor Rights, Inclusive Procurement
- 2.4Real-Life Example: How a global FMCG leader revamped its sourcing policy using LCA and social audits.
- 2.5Simulation: “Design a Sustainable RFP” – Create a procurement brief with embedded sustainability goals.
- Supplier Collaboration & Evaluation5
- 3.1Engaging Suppliers for Green Innovation
- 3.2Certifications: ISO 20400, Fair Trade, FSC, B Corp
- 3.3Monitoring & Auditing Sustainability Metrics
- 3.4Case Study: Multi-tier supplier engagement for reducing packaging waste in a consumer electronics firm.
- 3.5Group Exercise: Develop a supplier evaluation matrix using sustainability KPIs.
- Prioritization & Spend Analysis for Sustainability5
- 4.1Identifying Procurement Categories with Impact
- 4.2Spend Analysis Tools & Approaches
- 4.3Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
- 4.4Keywords Covered: Spend Cube, Materiality Assessment, E-procurement Intelligence, Compliance Mapping
- 4.5Activity: Analyze a mock spend dataset to find sustainability hotspots.
- Driving Internal Adoption & Team Engagement4
- Overcoming Barriers, Solving Real Problems4
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