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Why Sustainable Purchasing
Climate Change
Resource Depletion
Peak Oil
Economy
Human Rights
Reasons to buy local
• 63% of tourists said that they would be willing to pay extra to stay with an accommodation provider that was committed to purchasing local products.
• 86% of visitors said that sampling local food and drink was an important part of their holiday.
(Source: Devon Visitor Survey July 2005)
Whole life costing
Over 75% of material purchased is waste
NaturalResources
Goods andServices
Pollution, Waste and Environmental
Disturbances
Labels
Policy
• Supplier Distance• Credentials
– Environmental Policy– Environmental Management System– Ethical Policy– Fair Trade Policy
Policy
PolicyQuery
Eliminate
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Dispose
Useful websites
• Ethical Consumer - www.ethicalconsumer.org• Ethical Junction – www.ethical-junction.org• Energy Star – www.eu-energystar.org• Sust-It – www.sust-it.net• Recycle More - www.recycle-more.co.uk• Eco Label - www.eco-label.com• ETA – www.eta.co.uk
Sustainable Purchasing
• Tackles the big issues• Good for your local economy• Good for your local assets• Good for market advantage
“We can all influence others by choosing where we spend our
money”