For Immediate Release:
September 29, 2021

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Public Procurement Agency is seeking input from the public and local businesses to help develop an Environmental Procurement Policy that will help guide the provincial government’s purchases of goods and services with a reduced environmental impact.

“We are encouraging our members to provide the provincial government with their perspectives on procurement,” says Kieran Hanley, econext‘s Executive Director. “The provincial government is one of the biggest consumers of products and services in Newfoundland and Labrador – and the criteria it puts in place to make purchasing choices can have a substantial impact.”

econext members can participate in the public engagement through Engagenl.ca until Friday, October 8. Written submissions are being accepted until Friday, November 5 by email to markdrover@gov.nl.ca.

“When you are allowed to consider environmental performance as a factor in procurement, you can make better decisions for the environment and – we like to think – the economy as well,” says Hanley. “The cheapest options isn’t always the best option, and it’s good to see that government is open to a more holistic and long-term approach to decision-making around purchases.”

Hanley says that econext will also be submitting a response of its own directly to government, and will be engaging its membership on a one-on-one basis to inform its recommendations.

econext is an association of businesses that accelerates clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador. econext works on behalf of over 200 members to foster environmentally sustainable economic development. More information can be found at https://econext.ca.

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Kieran Hanley, Executive Director, econext
kieran@econext.ca

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