Tackling sustainable procurement

15 Oct 2026
Event Guide

Agenda

                                                                                        Tackling Sustainable Procurement

                                                                                                 Thursday 15 October 2026 

 

12.30pm   Welcome: overview and session outline

Speaker: Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager, Products and Materials, Green Building Council of Australia

12.35pm   Presentation: Recognising and rewarding sustainable procurement in Green Star

Green Star seeks to raise standards in sustainable procurement, hear how this can be achieved as we focus in on the specific credits that recognise and reward sustainable procurement, including the latest updates that drive best practice and achieve stronger outcomes.

Speaker: Emily Chung, Manager, Future Focus, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia

12.55pm   Presentation: Building an integrated approach to procurement

Explore how an integrated procurement approach aligns internal teams, avoids overloading suppliers and uses risk frameworks to prioritise categories, tailor material strategies and build stronger supplier relationships.

Speaker: Deepen Somaiya, Responsible Sourcing Manager, Mirvac

1.20pm   Presentation: TBC

Speaker: TBC

1.45pm   BREAK

1.55pm   Presentation: Specifications and substitutions

 Gain insights and practical strategies for maintaining sustainability standards, ensuring alignment across project teams and how to make informed decisions when subsitutions are necessary.

 Speaker: Prue Pascoe, Associate Interior Designer, Hassell Studio

2.20pm   Advancing Sustainable Procurement for net zero public spaces

Embedding sustainability in operations can be challenging; hear how this can be achieved through a coordinated approach to procurement for precinct wide performance.

Speaker: Nermine Zahran, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Placemaking NSW, Crown Lands and Public Spaces, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, NSW

2.45pm   Panel: Sustainable procurement in practice

Bring your questions to our experts as they explore sustainable procurement from multiple perspectives, including design, precinct operations and project delivery. This panel will provide practical insights on embedding sustainability across projects, supply chains and communities.

Panelists:

  • Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia (moderator)
  • Deepen Somaiya, Responsible Sourcing Manager
  • Nermine Zahran, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Placemaking NSW, Crown Lands and Public Spaces, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, NSW
  • Prue Pascoe, Associate Interior Designer, Hassell Studio

 3.20pm Wrap up

3.30pm Session close