Training - Sustainable Development and Procurement: Practicing Responsible Purchasing

This responsible purchasing training enables you to approach sustainable development as an opportunity rather than a constraint.
It helps you identify concrete ways to reduce risks, cut costs, and create value — such as seeking more energy-efficient resources, sourcing eco-friendly products, or selecting suppliers aligned with your sustainability commitments. All of these are valuable levers for building a sustainable and socially responsible purchasing strategy.

This training has been designed with a European context in mind.

Before

Online activities to help you prepare and envision the implementation of your training:

• Definition of your training objectives
• Self-assessment of your skills

During - Group Session

1 - Defining Responsible Purchasing

• The "3Ps" of Sustainable Development.
• The role of the procurement function in this context.
• Contribution to carbon footprint reduction.

2 - Responsible Purchasing: Defining Commitments

• Mapping CSR risks and understanding legal requirements.
• CSRD compliance: Analysing procurement impacts to prioritise actions.
• Assessing responsible purchasing commitments in relation to stakeholders.
• Defining a Responsible Approach: Products / Suppliers / Ethical Behaviours.
• Understanding codes of conduct, labels, charters, and ISO standards in responsible procurement.

3 - Defining Procurement Needs

• Collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Needs assessment applied to responsible purchasing.
• Comparing total cost of ownership (TCO) in line with ISO 20400.
• ISO 20400 lifecycle approach to purchasing decisions.

4 - Reducing Societal Risks

• Identifying risks and impacts on stakeholders.
• Recognising eco-labels, certifications, and standards.
• Defining social and environmental requirements in procurement.
• Creating a sustainable development-specific specification document.

5 - Evaluating Supplier CSR Commitments

• CSR frameworks, charters, and supplier labels.
• SME inclusion and selection/audit criteria.
• Using the adapted and protected sector (social enterprises and inclusive businesses).

6 - Managing and Securing Supplier Relationships

• Contract execution conditions for responsible procurement.
• Monitoring and reporting: Progress plans for responsible purchasing.

After

Online activities to support the transfer of your learning and its application in the workplace:

• Ready-to-use tools
• An email-based reinforcement programme

Assessment

Evaluation of skills gained via an online questionnaire featuring situational exercises.