One of the ways we can accelerate the transition to a circular economy is to change our procurement practices. However, there is no one-size-fits-all instruction manual on how to go started with circular procurement. There are too many factors involved: size of organisation, type of organisation, sector, geographic location, to name but a few.
 
For this reason, Business in the Community and other partners of the Interreg North Sea Region ProCirc have recently compiled a Circular Procurement Guide containing six simple steps ‘to begin your circular procurement journey’: 1. define your circular ambitions, 2. determine your functional needs, 3. formulate your questions and communicate with the market, 4. choose your supplier/s and award the contract, 5.implement circular usage policies, 6. evaluate success.

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