WORM Workshop #2 – Promoting Sustainability through Humanitarian Procurement: Development of a sustainability criteria framework
Description
The humanitarian sector faces increasing pressure and interest to integrate sustainability into procurement processes. As the world needs to cope with environmental challenges, a rise in conflict, and resource scarcity, sustainable procurement is essential to ensure that aid delivery minimises negative impacts on the environment and promotes social and economic benefits. Thus far, it has been challenging to build a consensus on practical criteria to enable sustainable procurement practices in the humanitarian sector. This workshop organised by Solvoz, WORM partner, gathers a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the most effective ways to embed sustainability in the humanitarian procurement processes and work together to develop a holistic structure of the sustainability criteria adapted to in the humanitarian sector.
Date & Time
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm (CEST)
Agenda
- Identification of current challenges and opportunities in embedding sustainability in the humanitarian procurement processes and workflow
- Identification of the tools and mechanisms needed in the sector to take advantage of humanitarian procurement to promote sustainability throughout the value chain.
- Identification of key sustainability criteria for the humanitarian sector.
Objectives
- To increase awareness on the importance of sustainable procurement practices in the humanitarian sector.
- To identify various means to embed sustainability into humanitarian procurement processes.
- To identify key criteria for sustainable procurement that can be adopted across the humanitarian sector.
The workshop aims to set the foundation towards developing actionable recommendations for embedding sustainability into humanitarian procurement processes.
Participants from the following sectors:
- Donors
- Sustainability officers from NGOs + UN agencies
- Procurement officers from NGOs + UN agencies
- Academics and experts in sustainable procurement
48 participants attended the workshop! Discover below the presentation of the 4 speakers: Karolina Kalinowska (DG ECHO), Claire Barnhoorn & Yumiko Abe (Solvoz) & Sarah Joseph (KLU).
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