Parin Makadia

SPSC Ambassadorship purpose is to support acceleration of the world’s transition to sustainable procurement & supply chain SPSC ambassadors make a pro-bono community of personnel and organisations. They support sustainability while purchasing, using and/or disposing products/services in their personal & professional life.

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Our purpose is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable procurement & supply chain. To support this, we will 1. Create sustainability awareness of products, services, certifications, standards, frameworks, audits, methodologies, eco-labels, etc 2. Engage young generation through projects to build work experience while engaging in sustainability. This is to improve their employability and entrepreneurship, while enhancing development. 3. Collaborate for procurement & supply chain sustainability with customers, suppliers, government organizations, not-for-profit organizations, NGOs, co-operatives and educational institutes. 4. Collaborate with competitors to promote sustainable procurement & supply chain solutions. 5. Compete to set new benchmarks by enhancing, developing and innovating our core business of sustainable procurement & supply chain.

Certification -Measure & Manage Social Impact Certification -Corporate Social Responsibility Certification -The Role of Standards in Sustainable Supply Chains Certification - Introduction to Standards & Sustainability Certification -Competitiveness Through Enterprise Sustainability Certification -Blockchain for Trade Certification -Social Entrepreneurship Certification -Advocacy & Trade Policy Reform Certification -Access to International Markets - Tariffs, Regulatory Requirements & Trade Remedies Certification -Building a Trade Information Service

Certificate - Green Economy & Trade Certificate - Indicators for an Inclusive Green Economy

Training - Trade & Circular Economy

Certification - IP Panorama i.e. Intellectual Property Panorama It covers various intellectual properties like Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs. To me, it seems like a must knowledge for any technology procurement professional.

Certificate - Fire Safety Management Certificate - Business & Decent Work Certificate - Working Time & Telework (Home Working / Remote Working)

Sustainable procurement is a procurement that has the most positive economic, environmental and social impacts possible across the entire life cycle and that strives to minimize adverse impacts. It does not mean increasing cost to support environment and society. It challenges us to find ways to increase profit and revenue while supporting environmental and social causes.