Net zero and DEI targets cut from procurement rules as firms pressed to raise pay and hire NEETs

Net zero and DEI targets cut from procurement rules as firms pressed to raise pay and hire NEETsHaigh said net zero would be stripped from procurement rules. PA WireNet zero, modern slavery and equality rules are set to be stripped from procurement rules as Andy Burnham’s premiership looks to force firms to prioritise job creation. “For too long, [public] procurement has tried to tick too many boxes,” she told the Financial Times. ‘Woke’ net zero rules to endShortly after the interview, the Cabinet Office announced that the government wanted “every pound on public procurement to support British businesses, boost growth and help build a fairer economy”. Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith criticised procurement rules for failing to help the financial sector, particularly given low growth in the UK economy.