Show Notes
๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐?
Sustainability feels expensive and hard when it's bolted on at the end.
But when procurement is involved early, everything shifts:
โข Sustainability is embedded from planning, not postโdesign
โข Procurement and sustainability teams work together
โข Suppliers help shape smarter, costโneutral solutions
Public procurement is powerful โ it influences 13โ20% of global GDP and can shift entire markets.
Soโฆ is it the most important stage?
We explore this with Bec Timmings, Executive Advisor at ConnellGriffin and a leading voice in sustainable procurement.
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