Target IV: Equitable purchasing

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COMPREHENSIVE EQUITABLE PURCHASING TARGETS BY 2022

Procurement comprises a significant portion of UW’s spending. With its purchasing decisions UW can endorse suppliers who are practicing sustainability; we aspire to have 100% of them aligned with our Supplier Code of Conduct. We are quickly working to incorporate students’ voices in purchasing decisions. As we work with campus units and departments to develop equitable purchasing targets, we will follow the state’s goals for minority- women- and veteran-owned businesses under the Results Washington strategic framework.

Status updates

Quarterly status reports

Target actions for FY2021

Action: Increase Student Engagement with Procurement Services

Responsible party: Procurement Services
FY 2021 steps:

Identify discrete projects to provide opportunities for student engagement, focusing on sustainability products and projects and supplier diversity reporting and guidance.
Create two additional student positions within Procurement Services.
Develop and test a system for receiving student concerns regarding purchasing values or ethics.

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Action: Align Purchasing with Business Diversity and Equity Targets

Responsible party: UWF Finance & Administration, Business Diversity & Equity
FY 2021 steps:

Report the number of contract suppliers who have agreed to our Supplier Code of Conduct.
Continue to report diversity spend across the enterprise.
Publish report of 2nd tier diversity spend by large companies holding University contracts.

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Target metrics

Metrics tracking the progress toward this target will be posted here when available.