social issues in procurement eauc – eaf programme
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Social Issues in Procurement
EAUC – EAF Programme
EAF Programme
Background Three year project Reducing negative environmental and social impacts
through purchasing Steering group, partners from Further Education and
Higher Education Training
Train the trainer Policy and strategy development Risk based approach to procurement Supplier engagement Social issues in procurement
Social Issues in Procurement
Agenda
13.00 Introductions and objectives
13.20 What do we mean by social issues?
14.00 What guidance exists?
14.30 Coffee
14.45 What does good practice look like?
Case Study Review
15.30 Where do I start?
16.15 Action Planning
16.30 Close
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Format and style of workshops Interactive Informal Varied Proactive
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Objectives Develop a shared understanding of what we mean by
‘social issues in procurement’ Review good practice – Novo Nordisk Identify opportunities to build social issues into your
procurement activity
What do we mean by social issues?
Come up with a list of social issues
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CIPS publication ‘Develop Ethical Purchasing Practices’ identified the following Forced labour Employment relationships Freedom of association Wages and working hours Treatment of employees Law Health and Safety Child labour Discrimination
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As early as 1992 B&Q developed a social policy – they identified the following specific issues The exploitation of child labour Bonded labour – including prison camps Health and Safety Cottage industry Migrant workers Fair wages / living wage Freedom of association Equal opportunities Discrimination Bullying
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Vodaphone Code of Ethical Purchasing Child labour Forced labour Health and Safety Freedom of Association Discrimination Disciplinary Practices Working Hours Payment Individual Conduct Environment
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Where is it drawn from?
1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
30 Articles identifying basic human rights to be adopted by member states
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Core Conventions of the International Labour Organisation
Eight ILO Conventions have been identified by the ILO's Governing Body as being fundamental to the rights of human beings at work, irrespective of levels of development of individual member states.
These rights are a precondition for all the others in that they provide for the necessary implements to strive freely for the improvement of individual and collective conditions of work
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Freedom of association Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to
Organize Convention, 1948 (No. 87) Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention,
1949 (No. 98)
The abolition of forced labour Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
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Equality Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention,
1958 (No. 111) Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
The elimination of child labour Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
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The CIPS position on Ethical Business Practices in Purchasing and Supply Management distils aspects of current developments in the area, including: The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code The Core Convention of the ILO The UN Declaration on Human Rights SA8000 (a Social Responsibility Standard developed by
the Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency in New York - now known as Social Accountability International (SAI)
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What does all this mean? General consistency when people talk about social issues The issues identified are well known and drawn from the
same sources Whilst well developed in certain sectors still ignored in
many places Rhetoric tends to focus on the global challenges rather
than the local opportunities
What guidance exists?
What guidance exists?
OGC / Defra joint note on environmental issues in purchasing – Social issues in procurement
Interpretative Communication on integrating social considerations into public procurement - frequently asked questions
What guidance exists?
Develop Ethical Purchasing Practice, 2001 – CIPS
The ethical decision – An executive guide to corporate social responsibility, 2004 – CIPS
Social issues in purchasing, February 2006 – Office of Government Commerce
What does it say?
Opportunities exist at different stages of the procurement process and can legitimately be incorporated into your activities
What does it say?
Contract management
Contract management
Tender evaluation
Tender evaluation
Supplier Selection
Supplier Selection
The specification
The specification
Identifying the need
Identifying the need
A simplified approach
A simplified approach
What does it say?
But remember: They must be relevant to the subject matter of the
contract Actions must be consistent with the EU Treaty
and the EU Public Procurement Directive Most progress can be made if social issues are
considered at the earliest stages of the procurement cycle
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Case Study
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Read the materials provided? What do you like about their approach? Is any of it relevant to your institution? What can you apply to your situation?
Where do I start?
Where do I start?
Are social issues identified in your current purchasing strategy or policy?
Are social issues identified as a priority by any other part of the business?
Have obligations relating to social legislation been considered?
Could you take a risk based approach to identify high spend / risk areas?
What social issues are important to your institution?
Produce a list that you think is relevant and useful to you
Where do I start?
Consider social issues from the outset, there is most scope early on in the process
Carefully plan the procurement process to ensure it is accessible to a suitable variety of suppliers
Use performance or functional specifications where appropriate for desired social outcomes to encourage innovative solutions
Assemble relevant expertise procurement specialists and end users
Early dialogue with the supplier community – tell them what is important to you.
Where do I start?
Here are a number of important social issues that might be relevant to your institution. Community Benefits Core Labour Standards Disability Equality Employment and Training Issues Fair Trade Gender Equality Race Equality Including Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Work Force Skills
Exercise
As a contracting organisation what actions could you take?
Action Planning
Realistically What can you take forward? How will go about it? SMART
Summary
A complicated and developing area Starting point is the same as with
environmental issues What's important to you? What are the risks? What can you realistically do?
Focus on small steps close to home Guidance and further support is available
