The Green Procurement Training Course by GECA

Good Environmental Choice Australia is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2008 Green Procurement Training Course. Please find attached an overview of the course and training dates.

Last year the course was initiated by GECA in order to advance the quality of green procurement material and methodologies available on the Australian market.

The course was attended by over 100 professional procurement officers seeking to advance green purchasing in their organisation. The course has subsequently been revised and enhanced to provide a comprehensive yet concise suite of approaches to implementing a strategy for any sized organisation.

In attendance have been a wide range of procurement organisations including among others:

• Australian Government agencies: CSIRO, Australian Taxation Office, Department of Treasury, Department of Defence;
• State Government Departments:
  Sustainability Victoria, Vic Dept of Education, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tas Dept of Treasury & Finance, Tas Dept of Economic Development, Tas Dept of Tourism, Arts & the Environment, SA Dept of Transport, Energy & Infrastructure, SA Dept for Family & Communities, SA Dept for Environment & Heritage, Zero Waste SA, Queensland Purchasing, Qld Dept of Natural Resources & Water, Qld Dept of Public Works;
• Local Government bodies:
  Local Government and Shires Association of NSW, North East Waste Forum, Bankstown, Lake Macquarie, Shellharbour, Wollongong, Fairfield, Macedon Ranges, Frankston, Cockburn and Redcliffe City Councils;
• Corporate Public Agencies:
  Integral Energy, Melbourne Water, Barwon Water, VicUrban, EcoBuy;
• Large Commercial Corporations:
  Mitsui & Co, Australian Paper, United Group, Mirvac Projects, Multiplex Constructions, Fujitsu, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd and Maunsell.

We hope you are able to set aside the time and effort required to invest in your organisations capacity to buy products and services with lower impacts on the environment.