Socially Responsible Procurement

Introduction

• Kyle Richard– Corporate Social Responsibility Analyst, University of

Washington

What is Socially Responsible Procurement?

• Purchasing – Responsibly produced products– From socially responsible suppliers

• Responsibly Produced– Purchased products are produced in a manner that reflects

respect for an institution’s values

• Socially Responsible – Supplier reflects the institution’s values in its business

practices

Socially Responsible

Why?

• Reputation– Increased interest in CSR – Better process– Who produces Apple Computers?

• “Right thing to do”– Case Studies

• Sustainability• Ethics

Business Case for SCSR

• Leadership, Reputation & Value– Students– Employees

• Risk Reduction – Minimize the likelihood of disruptions

• Cost

Program Development

• Campus Interest

• Supplier Investigation

• Presidential Response

• Program Management

30,000 Foot View

• Code of Conduct– What do we expect?

• Monitoring– How are our suppliers doing?

• Intake/Complaint Resolution– A way for the community and students to be heard

Program Structure

Enforcement

Code of Conduct

Monitoring

Suppliers

Intake Process

Binds

Reports

Complaints

Investigates

What’s in a Supplier Code of Conduct?

• Labor & Human Rights• Environment• Ethics• Health & Safety• Legal Compliance• Supplier Diversity• Subcontracting

• Always evolving…

Monitoring

More Monitoring

Intake

Intake

Procurement Services Recommendation

Allegation

Allegation

Allegation

Committee Review

Committee

Investigation

Remediation

RFPs-Getting More Responsible Suppliers

• Simplify monitoring by selecting responsible suppliers

• Social responsibility language– Signal that the University values social responsibility– Normalize social responsibility as a part of doing business

• Large-dollar solicitations– Capacity– Influence– Impact

Rollout

• Supplier Outreach

• Pilot

• Presidential Communication and Marketing

• Campus-Wide Collaboration

Outreach & Pilot

• Outreach – Summer of 2013– 30+ Suppliers Reviewed Draft Code of Conduct

• Current Suppliers– Completed Supplier Certification– 4 Suppliers

• Campus Hardware RFP – Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Components– Evaluate bidder CSR programs

• Continuing Outreach and Inclusion in Strategic Contracts

Program Roadmap

• Current– Share values and change expectations– Take action when issues raised

• Next Steps– Collaborate with Universities and GPOs– Improve monitoring & reporting

• Future– Inclusion in all major contracts– Universal compliance requirement

Questions?

• Contact:– Kyle Richard

• krich1@uw.edu• 206-685-0571

– Claudia Christensen• claudiac@uw.edu• 206 543-4156

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