Inquiry into Sustainable Procurement
This inquiry is a current Legislative Assembly inquiry conducted by the Public Accounts Committee.
The Committee notes that the Government has a range of policies and guidelines promoting sustainable procurement by government agencies. These include the NSW Government Procurement Guidelines on Environmental Management, the NSW Government Procurement Policy and the Code of Practice for Procurement. The inquiry is examining the extent to which Government procurement practices give effect to these policies.
Submissions are continuting to be accepted until 3 April 2009
Timeline
Self-referred: 9 Dec 2008
» Call for submissions: 17 Dec 2008
» Submissions close: 3 Apr 2009
Reports and Government Responses
No records of reports or government responses are available for this inquiry.
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 12/08/2009 | Public Hearing |
| 13/08/2009 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.
The closing date for submissions was 3 April 2009
Contact Us
- Primary contact: Russell Keith, phone (02) 9230 3050, pac@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Committee Manager: Russell Keith, phone (02) 9230 3050, Russell.Keith@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Senior Committee Officer: Bjarne Nordin, phone (02) 9230 2843, Bjarne.Nordin@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
The Committee Manager
Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 2831 or (02) 9230 3052
Inquiry Terms of Reference
This inquiry was self-referred. Resolution passed 9/12/2008, Minutes No. 25, Item 4.
That the Committee examine the extent to which NSW Government procurement practices comply with policies and guidelines relating to environmental management, having particular regard to the mainstreaming of ecologically sustainable development in procurement, including:
a) inclusion of environmental considerations in procurement plans, tender specifications, selection criteria, and decisions;
b) assessment and implementation of cost neutrality;
c) integration of environmental considerations throughout the procurement process;
d) reviewing of procurement of products for which a recycled or more environmentally friendly alternative is available and removing any bias against environmentally beneficial products;
e) validation of tenderers’ environmental claims; and
f) any other related matters.
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