The document discusses local sourcing at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and its benefits. It mentions that UBC aims to source locally to meet social, environmental, and economic goals, such as supporting local businesses and reducing waste. The document also provides examples of UBC's sustainable food purchasing program and gives sustainability criteria that could be used in requests for proposals.
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UBC Delivering Sustainability
1. Local Sourcing: Inspiration and Aspiration Victoria Wakefield SCMP Purchasing Manager - The University of British Columbia Fraser Basin Council October 2011 UBC VANCOUVER
2. The role Supply Chain Management plays “ The supply chain management profession makes a significant contribution to Canada’s economy and is critical to the competitive advantage of all enterprises. Latest research shows that PMAC members control more than $130 billion in annual spend .” http://www.pmac.ca/en/about-pmac
14. L Difficulty H L Complexity of specifications Sustainability criterion – a heuristic model Carbon management Biodiesel fuels GHG reductions Retrofitting buildings Responsible travel programs – off setting Infrastructure energy management – thermal heat recovery systems Life Cycle Assessment modeling – similar to a food mile model. Socio/economic Working with social enterprises Collaboration with minorities HR policies Telecommuting Local preferences Green products/services Standardized goods/services Easily substituted – i.e. office supplies/janitorial supplies/food supplies Corporate policies and practices Third party verification – Greenseal, Fair-trade, Energy star Resource conservation Industry environmental standards IT standards - EPEAT Waste water treatment Recycling/reuse Energy reduction
This model suggests that carbon management and socio/economic criterion may be the more difficult means of weighting criterion By default this implies that green products and services are relatively easy to apply The more complex the specifications – the more difficult decisions are generally – when apply sustainability it becomes even more so The case can be made that assessing alternatives for resource conservation can be quite complex – so the notion of low and high difficulty is a general term The politics in an org’n for outsourcing can be a deal breaker in itself