The New Zealand Government allocates billions of dollars for public works, support and services. This does not consider the additional spend by the private sector per annum. How this money is circulated in our economy and within our communities plays a critical role in supporting community wealth building, transitioning to a green economy and ensuring shared prosperity for all New Zealanders.

Procurement (or more specifically social or sustainable procurement) is one critical lever that must be used to determine how, where and with whom that money reaches and thus the future of our economy and the wellbeing of our communities. In this workshop, Annabel will take us on a journey through the changing shape of procurement in New Zealand and how we can procure more sustainably through our own businesses and organisations.

WHO IS THIS FOR: Local Government, Central Government, policy makers, business owners, managers, budget holders, project managers, procurement professionals.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: an understanding of how procurement (particularly public procurement) can be better used to support our economy.

SPEAKERS:

Annabel Burgess - Sustainability Consultant

The Wao Summit is a six day annual event held in Wānaka. Its aim is to inspire, educate and enable our transition as a community and nation to a healthy, thriving, diverse, carbon zero community.

This event is part of the Wao Summit 2021, check out the full programme here.

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Covid-19 Policy

In the case of Covid-19 alert level changes, this event will be activated online as a virtual session. All events that can be run in person will be. Visit our website for full details of our Covid-19 Policy www.wao.co.nz/covidpolicy