Procurement is a Climate Job

Ian Rose
Ian Rose
Nov 5 · 3 min read

The climate crisis is here, and whether we acknowledge or ignore it, it’s going to change everything. That includes affecting jobs that we don’t traditionally think of as environmental or climate-related jobs. One big one that doesn’t get enough attention is procurement.

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were about 500,000 buyers and purchasing managers (aka procurers) in the U.S. in 2018. Every…

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