Fair and Green Procurement

TNI follows its Procurement Policy, which we reveiwed and updated in 2024. This privileges small suppliers that share our values, with this being the primary criterion used in procuring supplies and (technical) services. This includes demonstrable commitments to ecological sustainability, fair trade and employment practices, and cooperative ownership structures.

Some examples of how TNI puts its values into practice in this regard, include:

• A worker-owned cooperative is contracted for cleaning services.
• An informal network of artisans and small companies with strong affinity for TNI’s values are contracted for building maintenance.
• We use auditing and financial administration companies specifically dedicated to serving the non-profit sector.
• We use a non-profit travel agency specifically dedicated to supporting humanitarian organisations.
• We use local small companies for our catering purposes.
• We source organic and fair trade products as far as possible.
• We publish under a Creative Commons licence.
• We use open source software as our default option.

There were no procurements over Euro 30,000 in 2024 that would require a tender process under TNI’s Procurement Policy.