December, 20218 IN MY V EWGreen Procurement generally means procurement of goods and services that have little impact on environmental or ideally zero. Some definition also incorporates human health and environmental concerns into the search for high quality goods and services at competitive prices.In the procurement world, many MNCs have being preaching sustainable procurement for years. As per Sir Neville Simms, chair of the UK Procurement Task Force, described it as the use of procurement "...to support wider social, economic and environmental objectives, in ways that offer real long-term benefits" to organisations and the communities in which they exist.Few of these long-term benefits related more toward environmental include:· The incorporation of the "three Rs" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), to cut waste and improve the efficiency of resources.· The enhancement of businesses public image, by demonstrating a sustainable approach to business, and championing related environmental and social benefits.All these come under the big umbrella of green procurement, but can it be easily implemented?As a procurement professional, I believe the implementation of green procurement very much depends on the role your company play and the willingness of your customers.Many customers especially the well-established renowned MNCs wanted to implement this initiative not purely for environmental issue but also to a higher degree to enhance their business public image. Nothing wrong about it but it is the approach that some of these MNCs have is not helping.Green procurement in general will increase the current cost of the overall spent of a product. Whilst companies wanted to be seen as a GREEN company, more often then not they either have little budget to give out or literally not willing to give BY DANIEL CHUA, HEAD OF GLOBAL SOURCING, WIKGREEN PROCUREMENT VS CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTDaniel Chua
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