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Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities Summary of a Workshop (2012) / Chapter Skim
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5 Workforce and Culture
Pages 29-32

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... Organizations need to determine a process for collaboration among different parts of the organization, adopt a policy with clear goals and reporting requirements, and establish communication and outreach strategies. Collecting baseline data at the beginning of a program is important for demonstrating the success of a program, showing improvement over time, and identifying cost impacts and savings, all of which could help demonstrate the case for a responsible purchasing program.
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From page 30...
... Receiving feedback, both data-driven and qualitative, helps point out opportunities for improvement and reveals whether the training had the right focus. One participant urged that culture change, especially empowering procurement professionals to make more informed choices and provide guidance, should be incorporated into the strategic vision of organizations; instilling sustainability principles will not be successful unless it is connected to the vision of the organization.
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From page 31...
... Pulling together this team ultimately gains an element of buy-in from this very politically powerful group of people, and turns into allies a group of individuals who before may have resisted sustainability initiatives. Such an effort would have many benefits, such as streamlining the sustainable purchasing process by giving procurement professionals clear and precise guidance about the process and making them a partner in it.
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