According to the region, its work with sustainable procurement has been ongoing for 10 years. "We can, shall and want to take responsibility for current and future generations and contribute to a sustainable future," said Behcet Barsom, a regional councillor. " Anna Torvik-Jakobsson, sustainability manager, said the region continuously works to inform about the importance of fair purchases and aims to make it easier to make fair choices.
However, the region has not specified which certification standards it uses or what percentage of current purchases meet the goal. Verification of fair working conditions also remains unclear.
We can, shall and want to take responsibility for current and future generations and contribute to a sustainable future. Making careful considerations when purchasing goods, such as coffee and tea, is part of our sustainability work.
Many of us purchase for operations and workplaces and we continuously work with information about the importance of making fair purchases. We can certainly do even more to make it easy to make fair choices, so we are working on that.