| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.44 |
| Liaison | William Van Ausdal |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2024 |
Flinders University
OP-9: Sustainable Procurement System
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 7.00 |
Does the institution have a published code of conduct to guide suppliers on the institution’s social and environmental expectations for them?:
Copy of the institution’s supplier code of conduct:
Online location of the institution’s supplier code of conduct:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to environmental impact that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to the treatment of workers that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to governance and ethical business practices that exceed or are additional to regulatory compliance?:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations in regard to the advancement of sustainability in the supply chain?:
Does the institution’s supplier code of conduct include one or more expectations of monitoring and review?:
Points earned for indicator OP 9.1:
Does the institution have sufficient data on its bid solicitations to pursue this indicator?:
Percentage of bid solicitations that identify product sustainability specifications:
Percentage of bid solicitations that identify supplier sustainability considerations:
Description of the methodology used to assess the institution’s bid solicitations:
Bid solicitations are assessed by an Evaluation team that consists of a cross functional team from relevant areas of the University. The Evaluation Teams are chaired by a Procurement Category Manager, and are conducted in accordance with the Evaluation and Probity Plan for that process.
Online resource supporting the percentage of bid solicitations reported:
Document supporting the percentage of bid solicitations reported:
Points earned for indicator OP 9.2:
Average weight assigned to product sustainability specifications in the institution’s bid appraisal process:
Average weight assigned to supplier sustainability considerations in the institution’s bid appraisal process:
Narrative outlining how the average weights given to sustainability considerations were determined:
A minimum of 5% allocated to Social Procurement in RFP / RFT evaluations - Supplier Sustainability considerations. Additionally, 5% is the minimum allocated weighting for Social Procurement, which incorporates Sustainability, Indigenous Procurement, Modern Slavery, and other relevant issues, including Social Enterprises.
Points earned for indicator OP 9.3:
Does the institution have sufficient data on its contract spend to pursue this indicator?:
Performance year for contract spend:
Local currency code:
Total annual contract spend:
Annual contract spend with social impact suppliers:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an a overview of the institution’s contracts with social impact suppliers:
As part of our Reconcilliation Action Plan Flinders University is a member of Supply Nation, which provides us access to Australia’s leading database of verified Indigenous businesses with options for procurement.
https://www.flinders.edu.au/content/dam/images/reconciliation-action-plan/OISE_RAP_2023_Final_web.pdf (page 13) and https://www.flinders.edu.au/reconciliation-action-plan
This is reflected in our Procurement policy which includes ths statement about Ethical, sustainable and social responsibility: iv. be a socially inclusive organisation which does not discriminate and provides equal opportunity for all peoples’ including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures, as established in the Flinders University Reconciliation Action Plan, and the Indigenous Procurement Strategy.
• For Certified Indigenous Businesses (i.e. Supply Nation certified or those registered with the
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC, www.oric.gov.au), lower quotation
requirements exist.
Description of the methodology used to assess the institution’s contract spend with social impact suppliers:
Supply Nation reported spend data for spend with Indigenous businesses - ABN match against Supply Nation certified suppliers.
Spend data retrieved from Supply Nation Spend Tracker website for the relevant quarters of 2023.
Percentage of contract spend with social impact suppliers:
Points earned for indicator 9.4:
Notes about the information provided for this credit:
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.