State should set good example by promoting sustainable procurement

At a historic UN Summit in September 2015, world leaders adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [iStockphoto]

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

It is a national principle of governance in our Constitution and a public procurement principle in Article 10(2)(d) of the Constitution and in Section 3(i) of Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act (PPADA, 2015).