Including the closely related term procurement decisions.
… A SUSTAINABLE COUNCIL This priority concerns reduction of the Council’s own carbon footprint, and setting an example for others in the Borough. The objectives are: 1. Reduce the carbon footprint of Council buildings 2. Reduce the use of petrol and diesel by the Council and minimise emissions 3. Consider sustainability in use of materials and procurement decisions Objective 1: Reduce…
… to a new depot, which has appropriate infrastructure for EV charging and the required sub- station to power EV charges. There are no plans to change from a diesel refuse fleet until the Council (BEST) have moved depot, due to the cost of infrastructure for charging, sub-station, etc. Objective 3: Consider sustainability in use of materials and procurement decisions…
… how local suppliers are selected to ensure equality. Work is being done jointly through the Supply Hertfordshire procurement group to look at this. A procurement strategy is also being developed which will look at and specify clearly how social value and sustainability Changes to the contract standing thresholds now request that at least one local supplier be invited…
… to quote / tender where applicable. A formal method of measuring that this is done needs to be worked up and how the Council manage how local suppliers are selected to ensure equality. Work is being done jointly through the Supply Hertfordshire procurement group to look at this. 11 will be incorporated into tendering and evaluations. A procurement strategy…
… costs for goods, and sustainability practices of tenderers to Existing a) The procurement strategy being developed will look at how sustainability can be incorporated and measured in tenders. b) Moving to china rather than paper cups for meetings. The limited number of paper cups used are compostable. c) No developments. a) The procurement strategy being developed…