Purchasing Policy
Mandatory
Required? Yes, from Gold up: below Gold it earns points.
Superseded
The document this clause was read from is superseded. It is kept so older citations resolve.
Klar Cite summary
The company must have social and environmental purchasing policy in place. It is needed for the gold level. This is possibly linked to people and fair work.
Concrete Sustainability Council·clause M1.01·p.53
Social Health & Equity · Ecosystem Health
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- Level
- Gold
Original wording
CSC Technical Manual clause M1.01 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
Details
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- A copy of the purchasing policy, with reference to social and environmental aspects including “performance improvement requirement” clause and/or a “business termination” clause and evidence that senior management has formally approved the policy.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Have a system in place — e.g. a management system, a procedure or a take-back scheme
- Required?
- Yes, from Gold up — below Gold it earns points
- Topic
- Social Health & Equity — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
- Also relevant to
- Ecosystem Health — other topics the clause addresses
- Level
- Gold — the level of the credential this clause belongs to
Cite this clause
Concrete Sustainability Council · CSC Technical Manual · version v2.1 · clause M1.01 · page 53 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/2419f8ce93dda6c9
Record details
Page 53, Management - Sustainable Purchasing. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
uid 2419f8ce93dda6c9 · document 1a9857eb57c8253e · fidelity verbatim · published 2021-11-22