Green Practices Guideline for Services Sector

INDICATOR INSTRUMENT FACTSHEET INDICATOR: MANAGEMENT SUB-INDICATOR: GREEN PROCUREMENT 1. INDICATOR INFORMATION 1.1. GOALS AND TARGETS Goal 1: Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. The goal of this instrument is mapped to the following global goals and National targets: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals • SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. • SDG Target 12.6: Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. 1.2. INDICATOR Management 1.3. SUB-INDICATOR Green Procurement 1.4. LAST UPDATE 13 May 2023 1.5. RELATED SECTORS This indicator instrument applies to the following sectors: • Agriculture & Plantation • Aquaculture • Construction • Forest operation • Livestock • Manufacturing • Mining • Services 2. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS 2.1. DEFINITIONS Boundary: A defined border that accounts for and limits the key business activities and processes which form the basis of the study or analysis. Baseline year: A reference point in time against which a measure of consumption and/or production in the present and/or future are measured. Reporting period: The period for which the instrument assesses the organisation. Unless required, otherwise period should be one year. Management: Management from an organisational perspective refers to planning, organising, and administering its resources and activities effectively to achieve specific objectives efficiently. Green Procurement: The acquisition of environmentally friendly products and services, including setting environmental requirements in selecting suppliers, contractors, and contract agreements. 2.2. CONCEPTS Not applicable. 2.3. UNIT OF MEASURE Not applicable. 114 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR SERVICES SECTOR