An Ethical Procurement Policy (EPP) is a practical framework that helps institutions ensure their spending, contracts, procurement, and investments do not support or reward companies, bodies, or projects complicit in serious human rights abuses, war crimes, or breaches of international law
For Apartheid Free Zones, an EPP is one of the clearest ways to turn a public commitment into concrete policy. It may be relevant to local councils, public bodies, trade unions, universities, cultural institutions, community organisations, and any institution that buys goods or services, awards contracts, manages investments, or maintains formal partnerships
In Ireland, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and Fórsa trade union made history as the first European trade unions to pass and implement Ethical Procurement Policies. Meanwhile, 14 Irish councils, north and south, have passed motions calling for the adoption of such EPPs – showing a growing demand for public money to be kept clear of complicity in Israel’s genocide, apartheid, oppression and violations of international law.
Below are two important EPP guides produced by the BDS Movement and the European Legal Support Centre.
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Guide – Operational Guide for an Ethical Procurement Policy |
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Toolkit – Campaign Guide for an Ethical Procurement Policy |