Is sustainability embedded in your procurement strategy?

If your procurement strategy doesn’t integrate sustainability, you’re signing up for risk: continuity, compliance, and total cost. Here are 3 questions you can use to audit it in 5 minutes.

Sustainability is no longer a “nice to have.” It affects your license to operate, reputational exposure, and supply stability. The key is to translate it into decisions: RFx, evaluation, and contract terms, not a statement.Recommended reference framework: ISO 20400, 2017.

Here are five points to consider:

·       Define ESG criteria (environmental, social, and governance) by category

·       Request auditable evidence in RFx and standardized documentation

·       Include compliance clauses and right-to-audit language in the contract

·       Measure impact on risk, lead time, and total cost—not just “compliance”

·       Review critical suppliers in SRM with corrective plans and due dates

If it’s not in RFx + scorecard + contract, it’s not strategy, it’s talk.

Comment: do you have a supplier sustainability checklist in place?

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