CDP Public Procurement

The CDP Public Procurement Programme is designed to enable government bodies and public sector organisations to ascertain the impact of climate change in relation to their supply chains. Current members are based in the UK and include the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra); The Foreign and Commonwealth Office; The Office of Government Commerce; Gloucestershire County Council; Essex County Council; London Borough of Islington; Leeds City Council and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment, said, “In fighting climate change, we must look beyond the emissions from our own operations and look closely into the products and services we use and the suppliers we work with. I am very pleased that Defra is one of the first organisations to participate in this really important pilot project.”

David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, commented: “I am pleased that the FCO, through its collaboration with the Carbon Disclosure Project, is leading government in the area of gaining a better understanding of the impacts of its expenditure decisions on carbon emissions throughout the supply chain. Understanding the carbon emissions and policies of our suppliers will help to embed the sustainability agenda within our procurement decision making.”

The Public Procurement  Programme will help identify the carbon footprints within each organisation’s supply chain and will lead to a better understanding of the associated risks and opportunities. This information will help participants to formulate strategies in respect of complex issues such as the rise in fuel prices and will serve to communicate to suppliers the fact that climate change is a business issue. 

Initial Findings will be produced in Q1 2009. 

For further information, please download the Public Procurement Brochure for 2009 or contact Tom Carnac on tom.carnac@cdproject.net.