Procurement Virtual Discussion Group

Fit for the Future is a network for environmental practitoners from the not-for-profit sector and beyond. We connect our members from across 170+ organisations so that they can collaborate and share best practise in order to become climate friendly, resilient and adaptive organisations.

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Our Procurement Discussion Group meeting brings members together to discuss a range of issues relating to this often-challenging area

Areas for discussion include (and are not limited to):

•	What does a good procurement policy look like?
•	How to introduce good procurement policies and practices? How to develop and implement an impactful procurement strategy 
•	How do we develop a strategy for dealing with procurement?
•	How do we prioritise areas and what sort of targets do we set?
•	Benchmarking – how is everyone else getting on?
•	How do we engage with/influence procurement teams?
•	How to engage suppliers in the process?
•	Assessing impacts and risks for various categories of spend (how to use data and finance systems to prioritise)
•	How does procurement feed into the challenge of achieving net zero?
•	A more in-depth look at a particular stream – such as plastic and packaging
•	How do we explore potential opportunities for the network to use its collective purchasing power for positive impact?
•	Industry guidance and standards e.g. ISO20400
•	External organisations that can support
•	Resources, guidance and case studies

Once you have registered, we will be in touch to identify any specific topics you would like the group to focus on. 

We will have the chance to hear from Dan Ware, Procurement Specialist at the National Trust. After a group Q&amp;A, the Fit for the Future team will lead you in smaller groups for you to share challenges, approaches, resources/tools used and lessons learnt.

Any member is welcome to attend, regardless of previous experience or knowledge on this topic. The workshop will be of benefit to all network members, whatever your size and scope of operations/activity. From organisations just starting off to those already delivering procurement policy and strategy there will be lots to share and collaborate on, from identifying collective challenges to learning from other approaches.

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