Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Corporate Resources – To be introduced  by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) -The report outlines the proposed Sustainable Procurement Policies of Haringey Council. Cabinet is requested to approve the documents as formal policies of the Council (assuming integration of any recommendations).

The Cabinet received a report that sought the approval of two new sustainable procurement policies relating to the procurement of timber and food and drink.

It was noted that sustainable procurement was becoming increasingly important and that the government was placing an increasing emphasis on this. In addition there were also new regulatory and policy requirements being established around energy use and sustainable production and consumption.

RESOLVED:

That the sustainable timber policy and sustainable food and drink policy be adopted as formal policies of the Council.