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Procurement for Schools
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Like businesses, Schools are also focused on ensuring that they keep within budget for purchasing items - whether it is for paper use or coffee and teas for visitors and staff rooms.
Some schools find it challenging to deal with buying of equipment and materials as they can be tied into agreements with their local government procurement office. In other instances schools maybe swamped with continual businesses approaching them to purchase from them directly as they are cheaper. Though with growing awareness with schools and also local councils, schools need to be sustainable by 2020. This would indeed include the area of procurement and how best to undertake this in a sustainable and environmentally manner. Ngaire Takano is an advisor who works closely with schools, businesses and provides support to local councils on sustainable and traceable procurement. Sustainable is the key word for all businesses at the moment and has lost it's authentic meaning. Ngaire looks to enabling clients to ensure that their products are indeed traceable. What is traceable? Traceable is when a product or an ingredient has it's full route documented so customers can see how its arrived in it's finished state or partial finished state. It is important that when sourcing and procuring ingredients and products that you as a buyer, consumer, retailer and supplier are aware of its full path of travels from start to finish. If you require further information about sustainable and traceable procurement, please feel free to contact Ngaire Takano. Ngaire will also be speaking at the Eco Schools Show in June 24th 2009. Please visit Eco Schools website for further details and book your place. Please feel free to send any questions or queries to Ngaire Takano. She is extremely supportive in working with schools, pupils, scouting movement and businesses. |
