Ethical Purchasing Policy

The goal of the City of Vancouver's Ethical Purchasing Policy (EPP) is to ensure that all suppliers to the City meet, at a minimum, the performance standards outlined in the Supplier Code of Conduct (SCC), which includes core labour conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). It demonstrates a commitment to sustainability by seeking to ensure safe and healthy workplaces for the people who make products for the City of Vancouver, where human and civil rights are respected. The EPP also ensures that purchasing activities are aligned with the City's Mission Statement and Values.

The policy establishes an avenue whereby complaints of abuses in workplaces that are involved in the manufacture of apparel and agricultural products purchased by the City can be made to the City. The City will determine the level and the degree necessary to investigate and act upon complaints.

The policy is not intended to interfere with the City's collective agreements.

Supplier Code of Conduct

The Supplier Code of Conduct (SCC) sets the minimum performance standards for the City of Vancouver's Ethical Purchasing Policy (EPP). The goal of our SCC is to ensure safe and healthy workplaces for the people who make products for the City of Vancouver; where human and civil rights conditions are in compliance with the core labour conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The City will apply its SCC as one of the criteria used in its selection of business partners and suppliers for apparel and certified fair trade agricultural products. It is a requirement that all City suppliers and their subcontractors/suppliers follow this code.

The EPP establishes an avenue whereby complaint of abuses in workplaces that are involved in the manufacture of apparel and agricultural products purchased by the City can be made to the City. The City will determine the level and degree necessary to investigate and act upon complaints.

The policy is not intended to interfere with the City's collective agreements. It is the supplier's responsibility to ensure subcontractors are compliant with the SCC.