SPLC Maturity Model for Sustainable Purchasing
SPLC’s Maturity Model serves as a vision and roadmap for delivering on a truly, global sustainable economy through large, institutional purchasing. The maturity model outlines 38 prioritized best practices in sustainable purchasing each defined by four levels of leadership maturity:
- Initiating Some ad hoc activities.
- Developing Activities building toward an integrated program.
- Improving Integrated program improving performance over time.
- Leading Program achieving leadership performance.
The aspects of leadership are organized in the maturity model according to SPLC’s five principles for leadership:
- Understanding. The organization understands the environmental, social, and economic impacts of its purchasing.
- Commitment. The organization commits to implementing a sustainable purchasing program that takes responsibility for the environmental, social, and economic impacts of its purchasing.
- Results. The organization delivers on its commitment to improve the relevant environmental, social, and economic impacts of its purchasing.
- Innovation. The organization actively promotes internal and external innovation that advances a positive future.
- Transparency. The organization solicits and discloses information that supports a marketplace of innovation.
For each of the principles, the maturity model defines leadership outcomes at two or more levels:
- Organization: e.g., policy, management, procedures
- Employee/Buyer: e.g., training, engagement
- Supplier/Stakeholder: e.g., communication, collaboration, development, accountability
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