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0in;"><p>"Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment".</p></blockquote> </section><section data-magellan-target="section-213385" id="guide-section-213385" class="wysiwyg m-b-60"> <h2>Environmental Policy</h2><p>In 2016, an Environmental Management System (EMS) was established jointly by the Estates Department and the Procurement Office.  Following this, in June  2017, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Systems Standard Certification was achieved.</p><ul><li><a title="Environmental Sustainability Policy Statement" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924165412/https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/351111/EnvSusPolicyStatementESTFinance_Final_MLG_2021Jun.pdf" target="_blank">Environmental Sustainability 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