About

Nature is all around us, it is the physical world we inhabit, collectively flora, fauna, funga and our very landscapes. Yet despite its pervasiveness, it is still one of the most overlooked sustainability topics within procurement functions. Our Nature and Biodiversity chapter aims to change this. We aim to demystify the topic and encourage procurement professionals globally to stand up for nature and take an active role in protecting and conserving it by buying better. Every physical product purchased will have originated in nature. It is therefore incumbent on procurement professionals to understand their dependencies on nature and the impact their purchases have on it too.

Our Chapter’s Objectives

1. 1. Increase procurement professionals’ awareness and understanding of nature and biodiversity,
   2. Help procurement professionals include nature considerations in their buying decisions,
   3. Demystify nature-based standards and regulations and explain how procurement professionals can leverage these in their own practices and processes,
   4. Provide a community to share best practice, success stories and innovations, and
   5. Encourage Procurement to take a leadership role on nature.

Our Chapter’s Strategy

We will deliver our objectives by partnering closely with other industry bodies which can share best practice and provide guidance to our community. We will foster a community mindset by encouraging those in our community to share their stories so others can learn from these. We will run engaging workshops which curate content into actionable guidance which Procurement professionals can immediately incorporate into their day job.