Issue - meetings

Councillor Wesley Harcourt stated that this paper was seeking approval to adopt the West London Alliance (WLA) low carbon procurement policy, which had been developed collaboratively by the Council and eight west London boroughs. It presented a unified expectation of suppliers for council contracts on tackling the climate emergency across the subregion.

AGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CABINET MEMBERS PRESENT:

That Cabinet:

1.    Adopts the West London Alliance low-carbon procurement policy.

2.    Approves the inclusion of the accompanying low-carbon charter in all future tenders as a precondition for successful tenderers.

3.    Approves that the charter be sent to all current suppliers to encourage them to voluntarily agree to its principles.

4.    Approves the inclusion of climate impact considerations in the development and evaluation of all future procurements, supported by the low-carbon toolkit and other support and advice available from the climate unit and elsewhere.