The handBook oF susTainaBle PRocuReMenT
Helping Schools Achieve Sustainable School Status
2009 saw demand increase yet further for the Headteachers and
Bursars Handbook of Sustainable Procurement.
Sustainability has been high on the copies of the Handbook to distribute
agenda for school leadership staff to every conference delegate in Leeds,
in 2009 and as a result, resources Preston, London and Bristol.
such as the Handbook of Sustainable Attended by Headteachers and
Procurement have been in high demand. other school leaders with an interest in
The Headteachers and Bursars sustainability, the National Sustainable
Handbook of Sustainable Procurement is Schools Conference informed school
the UK’s leading educational resource for leaders of the various ways in which they
sustainable purchasing and links school could make their buildings and buying
leaders with thousands of local and practices more sustainable, and provided
national sustainable suppliers. them with the Handbook of Sustainable
Now in its third edition, the Handbook Procurement to enable them to access edition of the Handbook of Sustainable
provides school purchasers with all the a broad cross-section of sustainable Procurement in April 2010.
information that they need to purchase suppliers. To reserve your FRee copy of the
sustainable products and services for SCEMES Ltd. is very proud to be 2010 Handbook of Sustainable Procure-
their schools and thereby achieve their instrumental in the drive towards ment or to request a copy of the 2009
2020 Sustainable Schools targets. sustainability in schools and is looking edition of the Handbook just visit www.
The publication, which is free to forward to publishing the fourth scemes.com or call 01691 680945.
educational users, is supported by a
range of high-profile organisations
SUST
including the Department of Energy
and Climate Change (DECC), the
Recommended:
AINABLE SCHOOLS
Sustainable Development Commission
(SDC), Eco-Schools, the Association of
School and College Leaders (ASCL) and
Katie Sutton, Carbon Management ability, and schools want to know what
the Development Education Association
Officer at Calderdale Metropolitan is available locally and how to fulfil
(DEA) amongst others.
Borough Council, who requested the criteria of the sustainable schools
It is distributed to 32,000 educational
100 copies of the Handbook to doorways. A lot of schools seem to be
establishments in April, but each year
distribute to schools in her area said: looking for sustainable products at the
schools and Local Education Authorities
“It’s great to see a guide set out moment, and there’s been a definite
request hundreds of extra copies of the
so well, and containing so much shift towards sustainable procurement.
Handbook for friends and colleagues.
practical guidance for schools on “As far as I know, there’s nothing
In 2009, the Handbook was in greater
each of the sustainable schools similar available to schools and
demand than ever before with councils
doorways. It’s very accessible and the Handbook of Sustainable
such as Gloucestershire and Calderdale
nicely laid-out, and the supplier Procurement is a really excellent
requesting bulk orders of the publication
directory is excellent too. I product. I’m planning to send
and hundreds of schools taking home
particularly liked the way it was copies to all the schools in my
extra copies from the National Eco-
divided by region, giving schools the area and I hope that by doing this
Schools Conference.
opportunity to source things locally. I can recommend and endorse the
The DCSF, who were responsible for
“There’s an increasing awareness Handbook, and ensure that schools
organising the 2009 National Sustainable
about the importance of sustain- will take the time to look at it.”
Schools Conference, also requested 300
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