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UK government leads green procurement
The UK government yesterday unveiled a delivery plan outlining how it is going to meet its targets on environmentally sustainable procurement and carbon emissions.
The plan was compiled by the new Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement (CESP) and builds on a recent commitment to ensure all IT operations are carbon neutral by 2013.
It also presents the government’s plans for the next two years on sustainable procurement including a number of key programmes of action such as working with training providers to address training and development needs, providing practical guidance to support sustainable procurement and developing a coordinated approach to engaging with government’s key suppliers.
“A lower carbon economy is probably the single biggest issue facing us all today, and government has a crucial leadership role in limiting the effects of climate change,” said parliamentary secretary for the cabinet office Tom Watson who will lead and ensure CESP has a cross-departmental role that delivers on sustainable targets. “That is why we have set ourselves targets to deliver carbon reductions from our offices, our cars, waste, recycling and water consumption."
The chief executive of the Office of Government Commerce, Nigel Smith, added that the plan “marks a significant progress for government”.
“We recognise that there is still a long way to go for government to achieve its sustainability goals; but departments are to be congratulated on a very real step forward, both in terms of the actions they have initiated, and in ensuring that there is a much clearer and more comprehensive picture of the impact of those actions.
“This means we can now identify much more readily where we need to concentrate more effort in the future.”
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