--- title: 7 good practices in sustainble procurement description: Discover the 7 best practices to integrate a sustainable procurement policy effectively in your organisation. image: https://blog.altkin-group.com/hubfs/Ajouter%20des%20lignes%20dans%20le%20corps%20du%20texte.png --- - [Help](https://armor-owa.com/support) - [Become a reseller](https://armor-owa.com/become-a-reseller) - [Blog](https://blog.armor-owa.com/) - [Why choose OWA ?](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa) - [Discover the OWA advantages](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa) - [Save 30% on average](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa/reduced-cost-per-page-printer) - [Benefit from certified quality](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa/professional-ink-cartridge) - [Reduce your environmental impact](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa/eco-friendly-cartridge) - [Take advantage of OWA integrated services](https://armor-owa.com/why-choose-owa/professional-cartridge-services) - Online services - [Armor Connect portal](https://www.armor-connect.com/) - [Revialis collection service](https://www.revialis-collect.com/) - [OWA collection service](https://www.owa-collect.com/) - EN - [FR](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/fr) - [NL](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/nl) - [IT](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/it) - [ES](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/es) - [DE](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/de) - [SE](https://fr.armor-owa.com/switch/language/se) [![Logo Owa Armor](https://blog.altkin-group.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Armor_June2022_english/images/logo.svg "Logo Owa Armor")](https://fr.armor-owa.com/) - [My selection](https://armor-owa.com/whishlist) - [Where to buy](https://armor-owa.com/wheretobuy) - [Contact us](https://contact.armor-owa.com/contactus?hsLang=en-gb) - [My selection](https://armor-owa.com/whishlist) - [Where to buy](https://armor-owa.com/wheretobuy) - [Contact us](https://contact.armor-owa.com/contactus?hsLang=en-gb) - Menu - [CARTRIDGES](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges) - - Toner cartridges - [Why choose our remanufactured toner range?](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/toner) - [All our products for laser printers](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-toner) - Copier cartridges - [Why choose our remanufactured copier range?](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/copier) - [All our products for multifunctional photocopiers](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-copier) - Ink cartridges - [Why choose our remanufactured inkjet range?](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/ink-jet) - [Our products for consumer printers](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-ink-jet-consumer) - [Our products for professional printers](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-ink-jet-professional) - [Our plotter products](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-ink-jet-plotter) - [Our products for franking machines](https://armor-owa.com/remanufactured-cartridges/catalogue-ink-jet-franking) - - OWA recycled cartridges offer printing quality and performance equivalent to OEM brands with a competitive price positioning and a lower ecological impact. 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The implementation of a sustainable procurement policy allows you to concretely implement sustainable development within your organisation. Discover the 7 best practices to integrate a sustainable procurement policy effectively in your organisation. ## 1-Raise awareness internally about the issues and train the teams Raising awareness and training your teams is a crucial step in launching a sustainable purchasing policy in your company. 1- Promote global action Through a responsible purchasing policy based on the values of the company or community and its willingness to be fully involved in positive change. 2- Organise an increase in skills on this subject. This requires the involvement of all employees, for whom at least one day of training must be planned, followed by feedback from them and a sharing of their ideas and questions. **3- This involvement must enable synergy between the purchasing department and all departments** It is about self-regulation and sharing knowledge on all aspects of procurement. In addition, what is usually thrown away by one department can be more systematically reused or recycled by another. ## 2-Implement an internal charter for a responsible purchasing policy and circular purchasing A responsible purchasing charter, signed by all employees, makes it possible to establish a general framework and to take certain actions into account immediately. In particular, it is a matter of systematising one choice rather than another, for a recycled or remanufactured product after sourcing. It must also establish objectives and commitments for all the players in the value chain. This charter is not only dedicated to the company's personnel, it must also be transmitted to suppliers who will be able to use it to propose new processes and products. The charter includes : - The definition of the problems and the objectives - The internal reference system and the choices to be made on a daily basis - The commitments of each person - The monitoring policy with a timetable and indicators to show progress - The responsible purchasing contractualisation policy (such as purchase-purchase or purchase-resale agreements that define the end-of-life of a product with the supplier) ## **3-Analyse the life cycle of the products you buy** A responsible purchasing policy means anticipating the end of life of products. It is necessary to find out whether, once used, they will be bought back or resold by the supplier and under what conditions, in view of the possibilities of recycling or reuse. Or, if this is not possible, how they will be disposed of and with what consequences for energy consumption and CO2 emissions. This can thus be the subject of a specific contract.   ## **4-Analysing the conditions beforehand** Production conditions are an integral part of a coherent responsible purchasing policy. It is therefore necessary to question suppliers and check precisely what the production method is, to which must be added the working conditions and the materials used (their energy consumption, their possible degree of pollution, their harmlessness). Biodegradable or recyclable materials should be favoured, as well as their reparability rate. As for packaging, cardboard should take precedence over plastic. Generally speaking, over-packaging should be avoided. **![Ajouter des lignes dans le corps du texte](https://blog.altkin-group.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ajouter%20des%20lignes%20dans%20le%20corps%20du%20texte.png?width=1104&name=Ajouter%20des%20lignes%20dans%20le%20corps%20du%20texte.png)** **5-Anticipating in responsible purchasing** Anticipating responsible purchasing means first of all identifying the circular economy offer available locally through a sourcing (or benchmark) of companies in the sector. In addition, it is always necessary to prefer reuse to new products and to choose eco-designed products. Furthermore, it is preferable to start with small actions, to see that it works, and then to progress in this way, rather than starting large projects that do not succeed. ## **![Léconomie circulaire sappuie sur un modèle de production et de consommation qui vise à sortir dun système linéaire de fabricaton et de déchets. Les objets doivent être conçus pour durer, autrement dit robu](https://blog.altkin-group.com/hs-fs/hubfs/L%C3%A9conomie%20circulaire%20sappuie%20sur%20un%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20production%20et%20de%20consommation%20qui%20vise%20%C3%A0%20sortir%20dun%20syst%C3%A8me%20lin%C3%A9aire%20de%20fabricaton%20et%20de%20d%C3%A9chets.%20Les%20objets%20doivent%20%C3%AAtre%20con%C3%A7us%20pour%20durer%2c%20autrement%20dit%20robu.png?width=678&name=L%C3%A9conomie%20circulaire%20sappuie%20sur%20un%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20production%20et%20de%20consommation%20qui%20vise%20%C3%A0%20sortir%20dun%20syst%C3%A8me%20lin%C3%A9aire%20de%20fabricaton%20et%20de%20d%C3%A9chets.%20Les%20objets%20doivent%20%C3%AAtre%20con%C3%A7us%20pour%20durer%2c%20autrement%20dit%20robu.png) 6-Develop reciprocity with suppliers towards the same goals** A responsible purchasing policy is a collaborative approach with its suppliers. What benefits the company must also benefit them and their partners. The reciprocity of the circular economy allows us to innovate together towards the same leverage effect. With a better quality of production, companies and suppliers actually provide a better offer. Together, they contribute to reducing their environmental impact and create better working conditions. As a result, they improve their image together on a genuine basis. On 1 October 2017, the RFAR replaced the Responsible Supplier Relations Label (RFR) created in 2012. This official distinction certifies companies that have built a sustainable and responsible relationship with their suppliers. The RFAR is part of the Responsible Supplier Relationship Charter, which has around 2,000 signatory companies committed to this approach. **The 10 commitments of the Responsible Supplier Relations Charter :** 1. To ensure financial fairness towards suppliers 2. Encourage collaboration between major clients and strategic suppliers 3. Reduce the risks of reciprocal dependence between principals and suppliers 4. Involve major clients in their sector 5. Assessing the total cost of the purchase 6. Integrate environmental issues 7. Ensuring the territorial responsibility of your company 8. Purchasing: a function and a process 9. A purchasing function responsible for the overall management of supplier relations 10. Establishing a coherent policy for the remuneration of buyers ## 7-What indicators should be used to monitor progress? Key performance indicators - KPIs - allow you to monitor your progress in implementing your sustainable procurement policy. The following indicators can inspire you. Internally : - The percentage of your employees who have signed up for a sustainable purchasing policy - The number/percentage of employees trained - The economic gain made possible by purchasing in the circular economy - The share of responsible products Externally (suppliers) - The percentage that have signed your charter - The percentage meeting your environmental and social criteria - The percentage of suppliers with a label Tags: [Expert advices](https://blog.altkin-group.com/tag/expert-advices) [Back to Blog](https://blog.altkin-group.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [“OWA Line”, a new building block for 100% circular printing](https://blog.altkin-group.com/owa-line-a-new-building-block-for-100-circular-printing?hsLang=en-gb) [Read More](https://blog.altkin-group.com/owa-line-a-new-building-block-for-100-circular-printing?hsLang=en-gb) ## [ARMOR Office Printing continues to innovate in the responsible collection of print cartridges](https://blog.altkin-group.com/collection-box-innovative?hsLang=en-gb) As part of the OWA-collect program, ARMOR Office Printing announces the deployment of its new... 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