Sustainable Supply Chain Procurement
This advanced course provides procurement managers with the tools to integrate sustainability criteria into global supply chain sourcing. It focuses on ethical vendor selection and long-term carbon impact assessment.
£550
Certified Sustainable Procurement Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Sustainable Supply Chain Procurement: the short answers
- What is Sustainable Supply Chain Procurement?
- This advanced course provides procurement managers with the tools to integrate sustainability criteria into global supply chain sourcing. It focuses on ethical vendor selection and long-term carbon impact assessment.
- Who is Sustainable Supply Chain Procurement for?
- It is pitched at Advanced level for Procurement Managers working in engineering, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Sustainable Supply Chain Procurement take?
- Around 24 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Sustainable Procurement Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £550 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Develop ESG criteria for global engineering vendor selection
- Evaluate total lifecycle sustainability of procured components
- Implement supplier code of conduct auditing procedures
- Calculate Scope 3 emissions for supply chain logistics
- Negotiate contracts with carbon-neutral performance clauses
Written by Elena Rossi, CIPS Fellow. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Sustainable Procurement Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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