Strategic Solutions for Sustainable Procurement
At The Ecoefficiency Group, we guide organisations to strengthen their environmental performance through smarter, more sustainable procurement practices. As a Brisbane-based sustainability consultancy, we help Australian businesses identify and select products, services, and suppliers that align with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) values.
With mounting pressure from regulators and customers to reduce emissions and waste across supply chains, organisations must move beyond price and function. Our approach to sustainable procurement integrates risk management, emissions reduction, and life cycle thinking into your purchasing processes, delivering measurable results across compliance and performance.
Why Sustainable Procurement Matters for Modern Business
Sustainable procurement is about making purchasing decisions that balance cost, performance, and sustainability. It involves evaluating not only what is being purchased, but also the environmental and social impact of the supplier, the product lifecycle, and its end-of-life recyclability.
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How We Support Your ESG Procurement Goals
Our ESG procurement advisory is based on proven frameworks that help your business integrate sustainability across the value chain. Whether you are pursuing ESG disclosure, stakeholder engagement, or emissions reduction, our tailored support makes responsible purchasing a key business strength.
Services include:
- Supplier and product assessments using our proprietary 10-point sustainability checklist
- Internal training on sustainable and green procurement practices
- Procurement policy development aligned with your ESG targets
- Advisory support for embedding procurement metrics in ESG reporting
- Alignment with carbon management, waste reduction, and circular economy initiatives
These tools ensure your procurement decisions are aligned with your broader sustainability goals.
Integrating Green Procurement into Your Operations
Green procurement focuses on selecting goods and services with lower environmental impacts across their lifecycle. This may include prioritising items made with recycled materials, choosing locally sourced goods, or avoiding products with harmful chemicals or excessive packaging.
Our process includes:
- Identifying priority categories where green procurement can make the biggest impact
- Reviewing suppliers for environmental claims and certifications
- Supporting internal procurement teams with easy-to-use tools and criteria
- Embedding green purchasing principles into day-to-day operations
This proactive approach enables your business to reduce resource consumption and align purchasing with your environmental commitments.
Why Work with The Ecoefficiency Group?
As experts in environmental consulting, The Ecoefficiency Group understands how procurement connects to energy, carbon, waste, water, and broader ESG outcomes. Our team works across sectors including manufacturing, logistics, local government, and education.
We bring an independent, strategic perspective to purchasing decisions, helping you strengthen internal systems and meet stakeholder expectations. Our tools, training, and advisory support make sustainable procurement a functional part of your ESG framework — not an afterthought.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is sustainable procurement?Sustainable procurement is the process of purchasing goods and services with consideration for environmental, social, and economic impacts. It includes evaluating suppliers, product sustainability, and long-term outcomes.
- How is ESG procurement different from regular purchasing?ESG procurement embeds environmental and social responsibility into purchasing decisions. It goes beyond cost and performance to consider carbon footprint, ethical sourcing, recyclability, and other ESG criteria.
- What is green procurement?Green procurement refers to the selection of products that have reduced environmental impacts throughout their lifecycle. This includes items made with recycled content or sustainably sourced materials.
- Can sustainable procurement reduce costs?Yes. While initial costs may be higher, sustainable purchasing often reduces lifecycle costs, risk exposure, and waste disposal expenses. It can also improve efficiency and brand reputation.
- How do I know if a supplier is sustainable?We use a structured 10-point checklist to assess suppliers on criteria such as recycled content, emissions data, certifications, and ethical practices. This provides a consistent and transparent evaluation framework.
- Does sustainable procurement support ESG reporting?Absolutely. Procurement practices directly influence several ESG metrics, including emissions, waste, and social responsibility. We help clients integrate procurement into their ESG disclosures and sustainability reports.
- Where are you located? What areas do you service?The Ecoefficiency Group is located in Brisbane in South East Queensland but we provide services to all of Queensland, Australia and internationally.