Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Course Category : Sustainability

Develop procurement and supply chain decisions around sustainability and long-term value, strengthening efficiency, resilience, and environmental and social responsibility across the supply network.
Duration: 5 Days
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Introduction

Sustainability has become a strategic dimension influencing how organisations manage procurement, supplier relationships, and supply networks. Purchasing decisions are increasingly assessed beyond price, quality, and delivery to include environmental and social impacts, ethical practices, risk exposure, resilience, and lifecycle value.
This course provides an integrated framework for sustainable procurement and responsible supply chain management. It addresses the incorporation of sustainability criteria into policies, supplier selection, contracting, performance management, and risk governance, enabling participants to align sourcing decisions with long-term organisational objectives..

Targeted Audience

Procurement and Sourcing Managers
Supply Chain and Logistics Managers
Supplier and Contract Management Professionals
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Professionals
Planning, Operations, and Risk Management Professionals
Governance, Compliance, and Quality Team Members
Professionals involved in supplier evaluation and strategic sourcing decisions

Targeted Skills

Integrating sustainability into procurement strategies and policies
Establishing sustainability criteria for supplier evaluation and selection
Analysing cost and value from a lifecycle perspective
Managing environmental and social supply chain risks
Developing supplier and sustainability performance indicators
Strengthening transparency, resilience, and responsibility across supply networks
Aligning supplier management with organisational sustainability objectives

Expected Outcomes

Explain the core principles of sustainable procurement and their relationship with supply chain management.
Integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations into procurement and sourcing decisions.
Develop comprehensive criteria for supplier qualification, evaluation, and selection.
Analyse cost, value, and risk across the procurement lifecycle.
Identify sustainability and resilience risks associated with suppliers and supply networks.
Design appropriate indicators for monitoring supplier performance and sustainability objectives.
Support continuous supply chain improvement to generate long-term organisational value.

Training Topics Index

Sustainable procurement concepts and their evolution in modern management
Environmental, social, and economic dimensions of purchasing decisions
Sustainability and long-term organisational value
Integrating sustainability into procurement policies and strategies
Governance and organisational accountability in sustainable sourcing

Building sustainability criteria into qualification and selection processes
Assessing suppliers' environmental, social, and governance performance
Ethical considerations, labour rights, and responsible business practices
Supplier due diligence and information management
Developing supplier relationships to support sustainability objectives

Moving from purchase price to total cost considerations
Lifecycle costing and its relevance to sourcing decisions
Balancing cost, quality, sustainability, and risk
Integrating long-term value into commercial evaluation criteria
Circular economy and resource-efficiency principles in procurement

Identifying environmental and social risks across supply networks
Supplier, dependency, and geographic concentration risks
Transparency and traceability across the supply chain
Resilience and supply continuity during disruption
Principles for reducing environmental impacts and value-chain emissions

Developing procurement and sustainability performance indicators
Supplier scorecards and compliance monitoring
Governance, reporting, and performance review
Supplier development and continuous improvement plans
Aligning supply chain performance with organisational sustainability objectives

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code

Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Management