Which of the following are typical environmental considerations throughout the contract life cycle?

Explanation

All procurement has some level of impact on the environment that needs to be minimised to ensure sustainable procurement practices.

The greatest opportunity to influence environmental outcomes is by selecting products and services with the least ongoing environmental impacts, such as use of water, electricity and fuel, waste/disposal management, and impact on human health over the life of the product or service.

Lifecycle stages that impact on the environment:

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Most goods and services will have an element of environment impact in a number of areas. The five main impact areas are listed in the following table.

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Source: Buying for Victoria