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- 13 October 2009: Defra publishes Commercial and Industrial Waste in England - Statement of aims and actions 2009 (PDF, 1.45 MB). See also Industrial and commercial waste statistics with links to charts on commercial and industrial waste management and materials
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- Consultation on the inclusion of social criteria in the application of the UK Government’s Timber Procurement Policy (31 July 2009)
Selling to Defra: Suppliers’ engagement programme
We encourage our suppliers to become more involved with the sustainability agenda, participate in the activities arranged for them and take advantage of Government support for businesses. Supplier engagement is essential to achieving our targets for Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate (SOGE)
- Read more about Sustainability requirements on Government departments
- Guide for suppliers - explains to potential suppliers how to do business with us while providing all our suppliers with a better understanding of our requirements - commercial and sustainable. (PDF 610 KB)
The Government recognises the role that good relations with suppliers can play in achieving improvements in performance and sustainability of mutual benefit to all parties. Through our supplier engagement programme, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability issues and build capacity amongst suppliers so that they are better placed to develop and deliver the sustainable solutions that we require.
Further information
- Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) – enterprise and business support
- Buying Solutions - catagory information
- Sustainable operations on the Government estate
- OGC’s Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement (CESP)
- Defra/OGC "Quick Wins"
Page last modified: 13 November 2009
Page published: 20 October 2009