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Electronics Watch: Empowering the European Public Sector with Socially Responsible Procurement Tools

Discover how Electronics Watch tackles the missing pieces of socially responsible procurement in the electronics industry through verification, collaboration, and strategic initiatives. With a focus on the public sector and ICT, learn about common contract clauses, due diligence requirements, and factory-level improvement plans outlined in the EW Code of Conduct. Join the movement to enhance supply chain transparency, manage risks, and drive positive change. Contact jim.cranshaw@peopleandplanet.org for more information.

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Electronics Watch: Empowering the European Public Sector with Socially Responsible Procurement Tools

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  1. Electronics Watch Jim Cranshaw People & Planet

  2. Socially responsible procurement: the missing pieces of the jigsaw

  3. Key points • Public and public buyers are calling for a focus on the electronics industry. • The missing pieces in current practice are verification and collaboration. • With EC funded Electronics Watch project, a European, collaborative, strategic approach becomes possible.

  4. The public sector and ICT • Concentrated leverage – not used • SRPP policies without 'teeth' – you can't manage what you can't measure • A lack of collaboration

  5. How Electronics Watch aims to support the European public sector • 'Eyes and ears' of public sector on the ground • Europewide collaboration, common contract conditions, monitoring, database

  6. Tools EW Code of Conduct Common contractual clauses Conditions to be cascaded down to suppliers Due Diligence requirements Timelines Factory-level improvement plans Addressing root causes

  7. Where we are now • First 7 Founding Members – UK and Scotland in particular front runners amongst 70 European organisations considering affiliation • Sweden and Netherlands catching up, US interest. • Monitoring starting later this year

  8. How Electronics Watch can work with the public sector • Advisory Group • Founding Members – affiliation scheme ending March • Mailing list or book phone call or meeting for more information Benefits – manage risk, improve supply chains, share leverage, verification and factory improvement

  9. Thanks! Contact jim.cranshaw@peopleandplanet.org www.electronicswatch.org Twitter @electrowatch info@electronicswatch.org

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