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Why the private sector holds the key to climate change

It has been 22 years since the world’s governments first committed to meeting the 2-degree target at Kyoto. Even before we reduced that target to 1.5 degrees, we weren’t going to meet it. A difficult job just became herculean. We have 11 years to make the changes we need to save the world. It took the IPCC 3 years just to write their report. Intergovernmental bodies are slow; geopolitics gets in the way of progress, and policy-making and implementation take time the planet doesn’t have.

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How to write a community benefit clause In public sector tenders

The public sector in Scotland spends around £11 billion each year buying everything it needs to run the country. Things like wheelie bins, medicines, fire alarms for buildings, paper for schools, hospital equipment, medicines and stationery. A glance at Public Contracts Scotland, where all public sector contracts are advertised, shows the thousands of goods and services bought daily.

That's a lot of spending power. What would happen if the public sector harnessed some of that power and used it to persuade its suppliers to commit to using their resources to improve the lives of the communities and customers their products serve?

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