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Procurement
WORLD U18

Summary of Relevant Initiatives

• Reduced Printed Materials. The LOC adopted a no-print policy, using email as the primary mode of
communication to reduce the need for printed materials. The LOC printed
only 2,000 programs, the rest were sent digitally. 2.2

• Sustainable Food and Beverage Program. A report submitted by the
contracted caterer, Sarova Panafric-Nairobi Hotel, details that organization’s
habitual efforts to conserve water and energy and minimize both
packaging/service ware waste and food waste (extra food and leftovers). 2.3
Bracelets crafted by local artisans as visitor
• Support Local, Women and Minority owned businesses. Approximately 30 mementos. July 2017. Photo courtesy LOC.
percent of contracts awarded were to minority owned businesses that directly
supported women and youth. 2.4

• Increase Sustainability Attributes of Merchandise, Awards and Mementos.
Mementos were made by local Maasai artisans, including hand-made,
culturally relevant crafts as athlete souvenirs (see photos at right) 2.5

Traditional Maasai Shuka blanket as visitor
mementos. July 2017. Photo courtesy LOC.

Recommendations for Continual Improvement

• Procurement Policy. A clear procurement policy prevents confusion about commitments to considering social
and environmental impacts along with price when decision-making power to procure goods and services is
distributed amongst many parties or entities. Create and adopt a relevant policy addressing the key
questions to consider before making purchases. For maximum adoption, work with all staff that purchase
anything for the event to create the policy. 2.1

A procurement policy might include some of the following direction;
• Sample language to include in bid contracts about waste prevention and diversion efforts, including
guidance on acceptable and non-acceptable materials

• Ways to increase outreach to local small business owners with requests for proposals

• To decrease packaging waste that ends up as litter or in a landfill, require that suppliers and vendors
eliminate single-use plastic wrap, and place orders in bulk to avoid individually wrapped items.

• Information about relevant local policies regarding reduction of material waste, such as the ban on
plastic bags that went into effect countrywide in August, 2017.

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