Sustainability for suppliers

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As a council, we wish to buy in a responsible manner by:

only purchasing goods and services that reflect best practice specifications or standards for sustainability;
considering the whole-life cost of products when we select a supplier;
avoiding products that are harmful to the environment if a less damaging alternative is available;
specifying goods, products, and materials that cause minimum damage to the environment throughout the product life-cycle;
promoting sustainability within all our contract and tendering documentation; and
continually reviewing our purchasing of goods and services through our contract specifications, with the intention of decreasing our environmental impact and increasing our positive impacts on society, the local economy, and producers.

When applying for certain council contracts, you may be requested to supply evidence of your practices and procedures as they relate to the environment. We will take into account your:

record of compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations;
commitment to equal opportunities and worker’s rights; and
management approach to environmental and social risk.

With your products, we will take into account:

fitness for purpose and value for money;
resource, energy and water efficiency;
minimum use of virgin and non-renewable materials;
maximum use of post-consumer materials;
non (or reduced) polluting with minimum use of toxic chemicals, CFCs, ozone and other pollutants;
maximum durability, reparability, reusability, recyclability and upgradeability;
minimum packaging;
design for disassembly;
fault controls to prevent unnecessary waste;
health and safety standards; and
biodegradability.

To find out more contact:

Peter Gudde – Environmental Management Officer Phone: 01284 757042 Email: peter.gudde@stedsbc.gov.uk Download Sustainability Assessment form (PDF 30Kb) Download Sustainability Assessment form (Word 32Kb)