sustainable procurement

noun [U] (also green procurement) ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES

Definition

› the process by which an organization buys supplies produced in a way that is not harmful to the environment: The council's purchase of Fairtrade goods is one aspect of its sustainable procurement policy.

(Definition of sustainable procurement noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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