New regulations are emerging daily around the world. There is a collective awareness of the way we buy and consume.

Companies are not left out and must consider climate, social and geopolitical issues. The Sustainable Procurement Club, in place for more than ten years, helps organisations understand their role's complexity.

The figure to keep in mind
Nearly three-quarters (74%) of companies cannot say that their closest supply chain partners comply with ESG standards.* 
*Source Coupa, a global platform for Business Spend Management. Survey of 800 companies in 2022.

First Club of the year
Sustainable Procurement Club #1 on Thursday, 9 March, from 9 am to 12 pm - Purchasers, the revolution is underway. 

Other dates
Thursday, 25 May, from 9 am to 12 pm - Environmental criteria and clauses in call for tenders
Thursday, 6 July, from 9 am to 12 pm - The carbon market 
Thursday, 21 September, from 9 am to 12 pm - (More) Sustainable digital technology
Thursday, 16 November, from 9 am to 12 pm - Eco-circular purchasing

#2023withIMS Share your concrete action!
Share on LinkedIn your organisation's concrete action related to responsible consumption and purchasing: 

• Start your post with "It's time to rethink how we buy and consume" 
• Use the #2023withIMS

To read 

"The purchaser has the power" - Interview with Sandrine Grumberg
"There are two categories of plastic waste: the so-called post-production waste, created during objects manufacturing and the so-called post-consumer waste, created by the users of objects, like our discarded cup of coffee. Although the former are often recycled and put back into production, the latter are not all recycled, far from it.."

Production Eco-Referent - An Emerging Trade in the Making
Now viewed as a more common professional, Pauline Gil is hired as an eco-production referent or manager on film or series projects. This technician "trained on the job" now occupies a position that is becoming ever more important because of the climate emergency!