Policy​ ​No. 

Approval​ ​Authority 

EP-01 

Board​ ​of​ ​Directors 

Policy​ ​Name 

Approval​ ​Date 

Ethical​ ​and​ ​Sustainable​ ​Purchasing 

April​ ​7,​ ​2017 

Responsible 

Scheduled​ ​Review 

Social​ ​Justice​ ​Committee 

April​ ​2020 

 

Purpose  The​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’​ ​Union​ ​is​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​making​ ​ethical​ ​and​ ​sustainable​ ​choices​ ​when  purchasing​ ​goods​ ​and​ ​resources​ ​to​ ​be​ ​used​ ​by​ ​and​ ​for​ ​the​ ​student​ ​union​ ​by​ ​2019​ ​in​ ​alignment  with​ ​ ​the​ ​CSU​ ​Strategic​ ​Plan.​ ​ ​To​ ​achieve​ ​this​ ​goal,​ ​the​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’​ ​Union​ ​will​ ​adhere​ ​to  the​ ​core​ ​values​ ​of​ ​honesty,​ ​integrity,​ ​flexibility,​ ​respect​ ​for​ ​others,​ ​respect​ ​for​ ​knowledge,  forming​ ​collaborative​ ​relationships,​ ​and​ ​emphasise​ ​green,​ ​local,​ ​and​ ​sustainable​ ​purchasing  practices​ ​and​ ​partnerships​ ​where​ ​possible. 

Scope  This​ ​policy​ ​applies​ ​to​ ​all​ ​managers,​ ​workers,​ ​supervisors,​ ​directors,​ ​clubs,​ ​sponsors,​ ​vendors,  along​ ​with​ ​the​ ​community​ ​partners​ ​and​ ​their​ ​subcontractors,​ ​or​ ​satellite​ ​companies​ ​who  participate​ ​in​ ​requesting/ordering/purchasing/providing​ ​products​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’  Union. 

Definition:  Purchasing​:​ ​refers​ ​to​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of​ ​procuring​ ​products​ ​from​ ​vendors,​ ​suppliers,​ ​and​ ​any​ ​other  organizations.  Local​:​ ​companies​ ​in​ ​BC​ ​which​ ​are​ ​in​ ​close​ ​proximity​ ​to​ ​our​ ​university​ ​and/or​ ​the​ ​Greater  Vancouver​ ​Area.  Sponsors​:​ ​Organization​ ​that​ ​financially​ ​or​ ​otherwise​ ​provide​ ​goods​ ​or​ ​services​ ​free​ ​of​ ​cost​ ​to  support​ ​the​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’​ ​Union   Green​:​ ​causing​ ​no​ ​adverse​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​the​ ​environment,​ ​ ​and​ ​where​ ​ ​not​ ​possible​ ​minimizing  these​ ​impacts​ ​to​ ​the​ ​greatest​ ​degree​ ​possible.     

 

 

        Sub-contractors:​ ​are​ ​companies​ ​that​ ​have​ ​been​ ​sub-contracted​ ​by​ ​our​ ​suppliers.​ ​They​ ​do​ ​not  have​ ​a​ ​direct​ ​business​ ​relationship​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’​ ​Union  Page​ ​1​ ​of​ ​4 

 

 

Policy​ ​No. 

Approval​ ​Authority 

EP-01 

Board​ ​of​ ​Directors 

Policy​ ​Name 

Approval​ ​Date 

Ethical​ ​and​ ​Sustainable​ ​Purchasing 

April​ ​7,​ ​2017 

Responsible 

Scheduled​ ​Review 

Social​ ​Justice​ ​Committee 

April​ ​2020 

 

Principles  The​ ​core​ ​principles​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Capilano​ ​Students’​ ​Union​ ​when​ ​making​ ​ethical​ ​and​ ​sustainable  purchasing​ ​choices​ ​include:  1. Ensuring​ ​practices,​ ​supply​ ​ordering,​ ​and​ ​trademark​ ​licensing​ ​are​ ​consistent​ ​with  Canada’s​ ​obligations​ ​under​ ​the​ ​UN​ ​Convention​ ​on​ ​Human​ ​Rights1​ ​and​ ​the​ ​International  Labour​ ​Organization​ ​(ILO)​ ​Declaration​ ​on​ ​Fundamental​ ​Principles​ ​and​ ​Rights​ ​at​ ​work2.  2. Adopt​ ​international​ ​ethical​ ​standards​ ​and​ ​ILO​ ​conventions​ ​regarding​ ​minimum​ ​wage  benefits,​ ​working​ ​hours,​ ​overtime,​ ​workplace​ ​health​ ​and​ ​safety,​ ​and​ ​workplace​ ​bullying  and​ ​harassment.  3. Create​ ​and​ ​maintain​ ​an​ ​Ethical​ ​Audit​ ​ ​Committee​ ​(or​ ​something​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sort)​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​the  organization​ ​accountable  4. Create​ ​a​ ​Code​ ​of​ ​Ethics​​ ​for​ ​purchasing​ ​to​ ​include​ ​purchasing​ ​to​ ​reduce​ ​and​ ​eventually  eliminate​ ​negative​ ​effects​ ​on​ ​society,​ ​the​ ​environment,​ ​and​ ​animal​ ​rights.  5. Maintain​ ​Core​ ​Values:  a. Honesty:​ ​Be​ ​straightforward,​ ​transparent,​ ​and​ ​fair​ ​in​ ​all​ ​dealings  b. Integrity:​ ​Maintain​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​standards​ ​of​ ​professionalism​ ​and​ ​organizational  integrity.  c. Flexibility:​ ​Be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​change  d. Respect​ ​to​ ​other’s​ ​views:​ ​Recognize​ ​and​ ​appreciate​ ​the​ ​views​ ​of​ ​suppliers​ ​and  others​ ​with​ ​dignity​ ​and​ ​respect​ ​for​ ​individual​ ​differences.  e. Respect​ ​for​ ​Knowledge:​ ​gain​ ​and​ ​use​ ​leading​ ​edge​ ​expertise​ ​in​ ​all​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​the  business​ ​for​ ​value​ ​creation.​ ​ ​We​ ​do​ ​not​ ​know​ ​all​ ​the​ ​answers,​ ​do​ ​the​ ​research  and​ ​value​ ​the​ ​information​ ​collected.  f. Collaborative​ ​Relationships:​ ​We​ ​are​ ​all​ ​on​ ​the​ ​same​ ​team.​ ​ ​Each​ ​decision​ ​made  needs​ ​to​ ​recognize​ ​mutual​ ​interests​ ​in​ ​each​ ​situation.  g. Green,​ ​Local,​ ​Sustainable​ ​Purchasing:​ ​Encourage​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​products​ ​that  minimize​ ​negative​ ​impacts​ ​to​ ​the​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​health.  1

​ ​Convention​ ​No.​ ​87​ ​concerning​ ​Freedom​ ​of​ ​Association​ ​and​ ​Protection​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Right​ ​to​ ​Organize​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​1972), Convention​ ​No.​ ​100​ ​concerning​ ​Equal​ ​Remuneration​ ​for​ ​Men​ ​and​ ​Women​ ​Workers​ ​for​ ​Work​ ​of​ ​Equal​ ​Value​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in 1972),​ ​Convention​ ​No.​ ​105​ ​concerning​ ​the​ ​Abolition​ ​of​ ​Forced​ ​Labour​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​1959),​ ​Convention​ ​No.​ ​111​ ​concerning Discrimination​ ​in​ ​respect​ ​of​ ​Employment​ ​and​ ​Occupation​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​1964),​ ​Convention​ ​No.​ ​122​ ​concerning​ ​Employment Policy​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​1966),​ ​Convention​ ​No.​ ​182​ ​concerning​ ​Worst​ ​Forms​ ​of​ ​Child​ ​Labour​ ​(ratified​ ​by​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​2000) (​http://www.canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1448633333982#a1​)  2

​ ​Freedom​ ​of​ ​association​ ​and​ ​the​ ​effective​ ​recognition​ ​of​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​collective​ ​bargaining,​ ​the​ ​elimination​ ​of​ ​forced​ ​or​ ​compulsory labour,​ ​the​ ​abolition​ ​of​ ​child​ ​labour​ ​and​ ​the​ ​elimination​ ​of​ ​discrimination​ ​in​ ​respect​ ​of​ ​employment​ ​and​ ​occupation.​ (​http://www.ilo.org/declaration/lang--en/index.htm​)  

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Policy​ ​No. 

Approval​ ​Authority 

EP-01 

Board​ ​of​ ​Directors 

Policy​ ​Name 

Approval​ ​Date 

Ethical​ ​and​ ​Sustainable​ ​Purchasing 

April​ ​7,​ ​2017 

Responsible 

Scheduled​ ​Review 

Social​ ​Justice​ ​Committee 

April​ ​2020 

 

h. Fiscal​ ​responsibility:​ ​Ensure​ ​the​ ​implementation​ ​and​ ​the​ ​management​ ​of​ ​EPPis  aligned​ ​with​ ​the​ ​approved​ ​allocated​ ​resources.   

Delegation:  The​ ​board​ ​delegates​ ​the​ ​administration​ ​of​ ​this​ ​policy​ ​on​ ​a​ ​day​ ​to​ ​day​ ​basis​ ​to​ ​the​ ​General  Manager.​ ​Otherwise,​ ​for​ ​general​ ​purchases​ ​made​ ​by​ ​directors​ ​during​ ​the​ ​planning​ ​and​ ​execution  of​ ​board-sponsored​ ​events​ ​will​ ​fall​ ​to​ ​the​ ​directors​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​[insert​ ​committee​ ​name​ ​here]. 

Implementation,​ ​monitor​ ​and​ ​review    Related​ ​Laws,​ ​Policies,​ ​and​ ​Procedures  1. Canadian​ ​Role​ ​in​ ​upholding​ ​the​ ​UN​ ​Declaration​ ​of​ ​Human​ ​Rights  2. International​ ​Labour​ ​Organization  3. U​N​ ​su ​ ​s​ta ​ ​i​na ​ ​bl​ e ​ ​D ​ ​ev​ e ​ ​lo ​ p ​ ​me ​ ​n​t​ ​Go ​ a ​ ​ls ​   (​http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/​)   

Endorsement  ______________________________ Christopher​ ​Girodat General​ ​Manager

______________________________  Amina​ ​El​ ​mantari  VP​ ​Internal​ ​Development 

       

   

 

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Policy​ ​No. 

Approval​ ​Authority 

EP-01 

Board​ ​of​ ​Directors 

Policy​ ​Name 

Approval​ ​Date 

Ethical​ ​and​ ​Sustainable​ ​Purchasing 

April​ ​7,​ ​2017 

Responsible 

Scheduled​ ​Review 

Social​ ​Justice​ ​Committee 

April​ ​2020 

 

Appendix​ ​A  PRIOR​ ​TO​ ​PURCHASING,​ ​THINGS​ ​TO​ ​CONSIDER:  ● ● ● ●

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Do​ ​we​ ​really​ ​need​ ​this?  Can​ ​we​ ​reduce​ ​our​ ​need​ ​for​ ​this?  Are​ ​there​ ​re-use​ ​or​ ​recycled​ ​alternatives?  Are​ ​there​ ​sustainable​ ​brands​ ​/​ ​suppliers​ ​with​ ​approved​ ​external​ ​independent  certifications,​ ​supplier​ ​disclosures​ ​and​ ​certifications,​ ​and​ ​public​ ​disclosure​ ​of  information?  Can​ ​we​ ​purchase​ ​from​ ​a​ ​local/regional​ ​supplier​ ​within​ ​200​ ​kilometers​ ​of​ ​our​ ​offices​ ​or  communities​ ​in​ ​which​ ​we​ ​work?  Can​ ​we​ ​purchase​ ​from​ ​First​ ​Nation,​ ​Inuit,​ ​or​ ​Métis​ ​suppliers,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​those​ ​registered  with​ ​the​ ​Canadian​ ​Council​ ​for​ ​Aboriginal​ ​Business​ ​(h ​ ttps://www.ccab.com/​)?​ ​And​ ​those  who​ ​may​ ​not​ ​be​ ​registered?  Can​ ​we​ ​purchase​ ​from​ ​a​ ​B​ ​Corporation  (​https://www.bcorporation.net/what-are-b-corps​)?  Can​ ​we​ ​purchase​ ​from​ ​suppliers​ ​that​ ​support​ ​the​ ​Canadian​ ​Fair​ ​Trade​ ​Network,  purchasing​ ​Fair​ ​Trade​ ​products​ ​sold​ ​locally?​ ​ ​(​http://cftn.ca/​)  Can​ ​we​ ​purchase​ ​from​ ​small​ ​local​ ​businesses?  Is​ ​there​ ​energy​ ​efficient,​ ​low,​ ​or​ ​zero​ ​carbon​ ​options?  Are​ ​there​ ​alternatives​ ​that​ ​are​ ​efficient​ ​in​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​water​ ​and​ ​other​ ​natural​ ​resources?  Are​ ​there​ ​alternatives​ ​that​ ​support​ ​workplace​ ​health,​ ​including​ ​low​ ​or​ ​no​ ​VOCs,​ ​no  fragrance​ ​and​ ​natural​ ​materials?  Are​ ​there​ ​alternatives​ ​that​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​a​ ​creative,​ ​collaborative,​ ​fun​ ​and​ ​energizing  workplace?  Are​ ​there​ ​alternatives​ ​that​ ​promote​ ​sustainable​ ​design?  Are​ ​there​ ​opportunities​ ​connected​ ​to​ ​the​ ​purchase​ ​that​ ​enable​ ​us​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with  organizations​ ​in​ ​the​ ​supply-chain​ ​to​ ​create​ ​shared​ ​value? 

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