UKUPC Responsible Procurement Commodity Mapping Tool Launch

Date | 15th January 2026 Author | David McIntyre

Commodity Mapping Tool Launch – 15th January 10.00-11.00

Please join us to find out more at our webinar on 15 January. Sarah Dye, Head of Strategic Procurement at NWUPC and Chair of the UKUPC Responsible Procurement Network and Sion Pickering, Sustainable Business & Fair Trade Programme Manager at The University of Edinburgh will:

Cover the background to the development of the tool
Provide guidance on using the tool
Demonstrate how the University of Edinburgh put the tool into practice.

We would really welcome your feedback on the tool once you start to use it in practice. There is a feedback form within the mapping tool document, where you can provide your comments.

For any queries, please contact Head of Strategic Procurement at NWUPC and Chair of the UKUPC’s Responsible Procurement Network Sarah Dye.

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