Common use of Sustainability Clause in Contracts

Sustainability. 49.1 The Contractor shall perform its obligations under the Call-off Contract in a manner so as to: 49.1.1 conserve energy and minimize carbon emissions, where practical; 49.1.2 conserve materials such as wood, paper and other natural resources; 49.1.3 minimise waste and maximise, recycling while supporting circular economy outcomes through extending the useful life, reuse and reconditioning of devices; 49.1.4 phase out the use of ozone depleting substances and minimize the release of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds and other substances damaging to health and the environment; 49.1.5 make all reasonable efforts to minimise its use of packaging, reuse where practical and avoid the use of packaging which consumes a disproportionate amount of energy or resources during manufacture, use, or disposal or which contains materials derived from threatened species or threatened environments. 49.1.6 maintain security of supply through appropriate supply chain management of risks, which are reasonable within the control of the Contractor, and which may arise due to the availability of components, environmental of social factors and others as relevant. 49.2 If requested by the Purchaser the Contractor shall provide the Purchaser with a copy of its environmental policy as well as evidence as to how it reasonably meets the commitment made within the policy. 49.3 Contractors are expected to have appropriate standards for its organisation and its supply chain regarding legal, ethical and social issues. This should include for example: health and safety, waste disposal and recycling, security of employment rights and relevant labour standards, working conditions, equality, the use of conflict minerals within products and corruption. 49.4 The Contractor must take all reasonable steps to ensure that all Services supplied under this Framework Agreement are produced in accordance with all International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions that have been ratified by the country of their origin, in particular in relation to labour standards, working conditions and the use of child labour. 49.5 The Contractor will be required to maintain a comprehensive labour standards system at all times and make management information available to the Purchaser every 12 months and on request.