Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: STI19LIN.
Sustainable Purchasing gives you knowledge of the environmental field in relation to purchasing and procurement. You gain an in-depth picture of developments in sustainable supply and insight into how an organisation can take responsibility from an economic, environmental and social perspective. After the course you understand how buyers and procurement officers can meet legislation and market requirements relating to environmental and sustainability issues.
Duration: 15 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: 15 YH credits, approx. 3 weeks of full-time study
The purpose of the course is to provide knowledge of the environmental field with relevance to purchasing and procurement. The student should gain an in-depth picture of further developments in sustainable supply and insight into how an organisation can take responsibility for how it affects society, from an economic, environmental and social perspective.
The purpose of the course is to provide knowledge of the environmental field with relevance to purchasing and procurement. The student should gain an in-depth picture of further developments in sustainable supply and insight into how an organisation can take responsibility for how it affects society, from an economic, environmental and social perspective.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You can explain how environmental issues are linked to purchasing and procurement.
You understand economic, environmental and social perspectives on sustainable supply.
You can meet legislation and regulations on environmental and sustainability issues in purchasing work.
You can process, analyse and evaluate facts from a sustainability perspective.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Sustainable supply
Developments and trends in sustainable purchasing.
Economic, environmental and social perspectives
How an organisation can take responsibility across several dimensions of sustainability.
Legislation and market requirements
How buyers and procurement officers meet regulations on the environment and sustainability.
Analysis and evaluation
Processing and evaluating facts from a sustainability perspective.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at YH students in purchasing and procurement who want to work with sustainability issues in their professional role.
What "verified" means here
Verified credential.
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