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The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the work undertaken within financial year 2020-2021 on the review of options for a climate friendly weighting to be included within procurement activity;

(ii)       to note the positive outcomes achieved through procurement activity as outlined within Appendix 1 - Climate Change Report 2019-20 (Appendix 1 - Section 5b Procurement); and

(iii)      to note the projects identified within the future procurement pipeline (first half of financial year 2021-2022) which would include climate friendly criteria as detailed within Appendix 2.

With reference to article 3 of the minute of the Council Budget meeting of 3 March 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Head of Commercial and Procurement which provided an update on the introduction of a climate

friendly weighting for contracts the Council procured.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      note the work undertaken within financial year 2020-2021 on the review of options for a climate friendly weighting to be included within procurement activity;

(b)      note the positive outcomes achieved through procurement activity as outlined within Appendix 1 - Climate Change Report 2019-20 (Appendix 1 - Section 5b Procurement); and

(c)      note the projects identified within the future procurement pipeline (first half of financial year 2021-2022) which would include climate friendly criteria as detailed within Appendix 2.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.