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Price vs. purpose in Education procurement
Discover how school procurement teams can purchase responsibly, adhere to compliance and drive growth in the face of cost pressures.
Amazon Business research reveals a gulf between words and actions in education
Ethical and sustainable procurement is reportedly a top priority for procurement teams, but rising costs, supplier issues and weak spend controls routinely prevent schools from making more responsible choices.
Our new report offers practical guidance for teams to embed sustainable, audit-ready practices whilst meeting regulatory demands and sustaining broader, economic conditions.
We surveyed 155 education procurement professionals across Europe and found:
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81%
admit their organisation could be doing more to prioritise responsible procurement
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68%
say responsible practices are not as important to the organisation as their external positioning suggests
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37%
of education organisations use a single purchasing platform for managing the organisation’s tail spend.
“There’s a growing expectation that school budgets balance the books but also deliver on wider objectives such as sustainability, inclusion and equity. Procurement decision-makers must navigate both immediate financial constraints and longer-term policy ambitions.”
— Professor Jens Roehrich and Dr Christoph Schmidt, University of Bath, UK
