UK Governments sustainable procurement and carbon emissions delivery plan announced

Companies providing green products and services can expect a major boost after the government yesterday unveiled its long-anticipated delivery plan for meeting its targets on environmentally sustainable procurement and carbon emissions.

Following on from its recent commitment to ensure all government IT operations are carbon neutral by 2013, the Cabinet Office released a 167-page plan outlining how it intends to ensure departments consider environmental sustainability when making procurement decisions and better meet targets to cut emissions, waste and water use across their facilities.

Central to the new strategy are new rules that will ensure the performance of civil servants is judged on their ability to deliver against sustainability targets. The new Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement (CESP) will monitor departments’ performance on a constant basis and report progress to ministers and Permanent Secretaries every four months. Read more

Source: Business Green

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