CitySwitch is delighted to offer a free interactive training workshop exclusively for Signatories, to learn about sustainable procurement fundamentals. The session will be facilitated by experienced trainers from ECO-Buy and is an ideal opportunity for a procurement manager or office manager tasked with procurement.

• What makes a product or service environmentally or socially preferable;
  
• Understanding the environmental and social impacts of goods and services throughout their life cycle;
  
• Identifying the environmental and social risks associated with procuring goods and services;
  
• Deciphering eco-labels and green wash;
  
• Busting the ‘green products cost more’ myth;
  
• 10 steps to integrating sustainability into purchasing systems;
  
• Action planning and short, medium and long-term sustainable procurement goals.
  

This workshop is free of charge exclusively available to CitySwitch signatories and places are limited. This is a great opportunity for signatories as professional training from ECO-Buy typically costs over $450 per participant.

ECO-Buy is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building expertise and providing independent advice in sustainable procurement across Australia since 2002. ECO-Buy aims to embed sustainability considerations into all procurement decisions and increase the demand and use of sustainable products and services.

ECO-Buy enables organisations to implement sustainable procurement by:

• Offering a membership program which provides access to peer networks as well as expertise and practical resources informed by leading practice worldwide;
  
• Connecting purchasers of sustainable goods and services with suppliers;
  
• Offering a systematic approach to embedding sustainable procurement through establishing high level buy-in, empowering staff, building standard processes, engaging suppliers and measuring results.