Sustainable Procurement Networking Cafe

Background

This Sustainable Networking Cafe (SNC) is run in partnership with the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC). The SNC creates a space for Scottish college and university procurement and sustainability staff to meet, share best practice and discuss emerging opportunities and challenges to improving sustainability within sector supply chains.


Format and joining

SNC events are held three times a year online via Teams. If you would like to join the mailing list for this group and hear about upcoming events please email [email protected]. We also welcome any topic ideas for events.

You can find previous resources below on sustainable procurement below - there events were run as the Sustainable Procurement Topic Support Network.

You can find an overview of the tools and resources currently available to help further and higher education organisations calculate the greenhouse emissions resulting from their supply chain here.

Archived events and resources:

Note: Since 2023 SNC events are now held on Teams and are not recorded. Please contact us via [email protected] to join the mailing list and hear about upcoming events.

26th May 2022 For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

10th Nov 2021 For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

11th March 2021 For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

8th Oct 2020 For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

5th May 2020. For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

24th October 2019.  For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

21st Feb 2019.  Sustainable Procurement and the SDGs with Electronics Watch.  For more details, presentations and resources please click here.

13th June 2018. Food Procurement & Sustainability: Sustainable Procurement Topic Support Network Meeting. For more details, presentations and resources, please click here.

30th August 2017. For more details, presentations and resources, please click here

3 October 2016.  For more details, presentations and resources, please click here.

11 March 2015. For more details, presentations and resources, please click here.

Monday 3rd November 2014. For details, presentations and resources, please click here.

Wednesday 11 June 2014. For details, presentations and resources, please click here.

Monday 22 April 2013. For details, presentations and resources, please click here.

Wednesday 24 October 2012. The presentations from this event are available here.

Tuesday 21 February 2012. For details and minutes, please click here.

Monday 26 September 2011. For details, presentations and minutes, please click here.