Sentence examples for ethical procurement from inspiring English sources

GMG has committed to 10 areas of change, ranging from environmental management and ethical procurement to employee and community engagement.

'The Power of 10′ committed the group to ten areas of change, from addressing its impact on climate change to ethical procurement.

Sheffield has introduced clear target and action plans for its environmental impact; it has completed comprehensive environmental audits in more areas, improved its carbon management, and established an ethical procurement steering group.

Guardian Media Group, the multimedia business whose diverse portfolio includes the Guardian and Observer, today launches an integrated sustainability vision and strategy to address issues ranging from climate change to ethical procurement.

But ethical procurement or employment is not mentioned in the guidelines, and while a supplier code of conduct includes labour law and human rights standards, it does not mention slavery.

Anti-Slavery Australia, a law and public policy thinktank, says there is "considerable potential" that government agencies in Australia are buying products and services with links to human trafficking or exploitation because ethical procurement guidelines are not up to scratch.

Is it tradition that's preventing some universities from adopting more ethical forms of procurement, infrastructure and teaching models – or a case of sustainability scepticism among senior heads and academics?

Governance: The incorporation of ethical issues into procurement policies.

The ambiguity in authority was apparent in statements about decisions concerning financial incentives for the staff, handling ethical issues, drug procurement, corrective action for employees, CEO supervision, and overall budgeting for the hospital.

The original guidelines for stem cell research, drawn up under the Clinton administration, had stringent ethical rules about embryo procurement.

Stockport NHS Watch, a voluntary group formed to monitor the awarding of contracts by the Stockport CCG, has been urging the inclusion of an ethical clause in its procurement policy that would require the payment of the living wage.