Month: February 2026

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𝗜𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆?

Sustainability feels expensive and hard when it’s bolted on at the end.

But when procurement is involved early, everything shifts:

• Sustainability is embedded from planning, not post‑design

• Procurement and sustainability teams work together

• Suppliers help shape smarter, cost‑neutral solutions

Public procurement is powerful — it influences 13–20% of global GDP and can shift entire markets.

So… is it the most important stage?

We explore this with Bec Timmings, Executive Advisor at ConnellGriffin and a leading voice in sustainable procurement.

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Do you take cars for granted? What if you learned they were responsible for An increased sense of isolation?

A lack of trust in the community?

A source of stress throughout your day?

Even where you spend time in your home?

Studies show all this and more, yet we often fail to see cars as anything but urban solutions. Today we’re speaking to Melissa Bruntlett, Co-Founder of Modacity Creative.

She’s a well known cycling advocate, working worldwide to bring cycling to a city near you. She’s written a wealth of knowledge into three books, Building the Cycling City, Curbing Traffic, and Women Changing Cities. She most recently appeared in The New York Times’ Women in Leadership Special Report.

Find out how simple it can be to improve a city, one bicycle at a time.