the highland council 2002 sustainable procurement policy 2004 “greening” the council strategy...

The Highland Council

2002 Sustainable Procurement Policy

2004 “Greening” the Council Strategy

(1) Energy (2) Transport (3) Resources

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SELECT COMMITTEE


• Ad hoc procurement

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

• Sustainability standards for the built environment (2003)

• Food procurement in schools


Acharacle Primary SchoolAcharacle Primary School

Timber: External cladding and wood-modified roof covering

No fire retardants or timber preservatives

Extremely low heat load

Strong emphasis on indoor air quality

Thermal mass

Rainwater harvesting

Pad foundationsDynamic Insulation

Dynamic Insulation Stack ventilation

via culvert

Thermal mass /Culvert spine

Thermal mass /Culvert spine

Stack ventilation via culvert Stack ventilation

Main extracts at kitchen and changing rooms

Ventilation Strategy for Sketch Scheme 6c


Briefing - Participation Exercise with School

Ideas + Images for the new school

Acharacle Primary School - A Sustainable School for the 21st Century - The Design Process - A PowerPoint Diary

Nature

Water

History

Weather

Culture

Community

Acharacle Primary School - A Sustainable School for the 21st Century - The Design Process - A PowerPoint Diary


Education, Culture & Sport Service

EDUCATIONEDUCATION● 184 Primary Schools ● 29 Secondary Schools● Community Education Services● School Transport Services, Catering & Cleaning Services, Hostel Accommodation

CULTURE & SPORTCULTURE & SPORT●Museums & Heritage, Art Galleries, Film & Media●Sports Development, Community Halls, Leisure

Centres, Swimming Pools●Libraries & Library Support Services●Gaelic Development


Brora

Inverness

Dingwall

Fort William

Portree

Wick


Sustainable Procurement

• Range of Initiatives

• Quality of Life

• Purchasing Decisions

• Maximise Economic Benefit

• Safeguard the Environment


Food Procurement

• Highland Council spend £2.5m

• Strategic Sourcing

• Freshness

• Seasonality

• Local Produce


Background Work

• Visits to Farms and Growers

• Euro Info Centre

• Communications and Networks

• Seeking and Giving Advice

• Food for Life Seminar

• Slow Food Movement

• Radio 4 Food Programme


Gold Star for Norma!Milk for Schools – e-bulletin service

Gold Star Awarded to Norma Murray of the Highland Council - for a superb Radio Four programme detailingthe revolution in school meals going on in Scotland - brilliant stuff.

The school meals changes based on the Scottish Parliament's H4S programme is being enhanced still further by the Soil Association's Food for Life project which has an emphasis on local and organic produce. The local politics of sustainability of community and JOBS in farming in relationship to school meals.Procurement is a sound lesson - pity more Westminster politicians can't seem to get their head around.

One supplier of meat had 55 employees and took produce from over 1,000 local farmers and crofters whichwas supplied to the Highland Council - and these are FRESH products not frozen - got to be good forimproved quality of the finished meal on the plate.

More to the point one head teacher was quoted as saying “the changes in school meals together with the water programme, free fruit scheme and breakfast club had a positive impact on both behaviour and concentration of her pupil”.

Won't that make meals more expensive? Norma said “although organic produce did cost more initially she was hopeful that as production increased the products would become more affordable and with the Food forLife scheme came the whole package of education, perhaps farm visits which would bring children closer tothe land so they would learn that eggs don't actually come from the supermarket”.

NICE ONE NORMA!!


Hungry for Success

• Compliments the Ethos of the Service

• Investment to Service and Young People

• Your Choice to Healthy Living

• Council Plans and Partnerships


Food for Life

• Five Key Targets• Good Nutrition• Organic Food• Sustainable Supply Chains• Less Processed Foods• Better Food Education


Our Successes

• Organic Carrots• Milk• Eggs• Water• Local Butcher Meat• Venison• Salmon• Seasonality


Challenges

• Produce → User

• Strategic v Local

• Food for Life Objectives > E-procurement

• Contract Management

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