Green and Socially Responsible Procurement: Balancing Policy with Implementation Capacity
Larry Berglund
Principal, Presentations Plus (formerly Director, Supply Management, University of British Columbia)

• Understanding the new ethics of procurement: What is sustainable, ethical and environmental procurement?
  What are the latest trends and where is Canada going?
• What impact will green procurement initiatives have on the standard procurement process?
• Exploring the relative costs and efficiencies of new green products: Are they always more expensive? What new
  products and processes are available?
• Relevance of green procurement to procurement of services: Does it make any difference?
• Identifying the state of implementation of green procurement in Canada: What will it take to accelerate uptake of green
  procurement in Canada?
• How does green and ethical procurement impact vendors? Identifying corporate leaders in corporate social responsibility
  and environmental sustainability
• Developing sustainable and green procurement policy and governance structures:
  - How do you set the parameters? What are the costs involved?
  - Best practices to overcome administrative and informational hurdles
• Case Studies: Top tips and lessons learned from the City of Calgary, the City of Vancouver, and the University of
  British Columbia
• Translating green policies into contracts: Examples of good and bad standard clauses; top tips for developing evaluation
  criteria around green procurement