A training programme has been rolled
out to around 350 staff with procurement
responsibilities in Scotland during 2011/12.
The course content is available via the Zero
Waste Scotland website1.
The Marrakech Approach is a risk and
opportunity based approach that assists
organisations and individuals to embed
economic, social and environmental
considerations in their procurement activities.
It helps people do this in a way that is relevant
and proportionate to who they are, what they
are proposing to purchase and the outcomes
they are seeking to achieve. The following
diagram summarises the Marrakech Approach
to Sustainable Public Procurement.
The Approach is designed to be flexible
to the needs, capacities and capabilities
of organisations large and small, from
across the public sector and throughout
their supply chains.
The following case studies provide a ‘snapshot’
of progress made to date by a range of
organisations who have participated in the
training programme.
We aim to learn lessons from tracking progress
on what works well and what needs to be
improved. This learning will contribute to
the further enhancement of the Marrakech
Approach as the wider public sector in Scotland
leads the way globally in good, sustainable
procurement practice as part of its internallyrecognised
Procurement Reform Programme.