Procurement at Origin
Always being useful requires a lot of work behind the scenes.
Our suppliers are our partners
They support our operations, like our generation assets, gas exploration and production assets, and the LPG business. Our suppliers are critical to ensuring we deliver affordable and effective energy solutions to our customers.
We understand that small businesses rely on on-time payments to survive and thrive.
At Origin, procurement is more than just buying goods and services
Procurement is an opportunity for us to have a positive impact across communities.
Regional Buy program
We’re investing in local communities by supporting regional businesses.
Supporting Indigenous business
We procure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses across Australia. You can find our procurement commitments in our Reconciliation Action Plan.
Supplier Payment Code for Small Business
We know that small businesses thriving is useful for our community and economy.
We partner with suppliers who share our values
We recognise that our purchasing decisions have far-reaching consequences for our communities and environment. That’s why we’re committed to improving our supply chain’s social, ethical and environmental footprint. We select suppliers who share this purpose to make a lasting, positive difference in our communities.
To partner with Origin, we expect our suppliers to demonstrate the required attributes in the following areas
- Labour and human rights
- Health and safety
- Environmental
- Communities
- Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting
- Business integrity
- Supply Chain
We recognise we have a responsibility to help combat modern slavery
Combating modern slavery is a key part of running an ethical business. Our 2025 Modern Slavery Statement outlines our progress in identifying, assessing, prioritising and addressing modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chain. Taking these steps to combat modern slavery reflects our core value of caring about our impact.
We’re keeping ourselves accountable
Human and labour rights protections throughout our extended supply chains are of the utmost importance to us.
That’s why we’ve developed our Social Audit Protocol. It’s the framework we’ll use to ensure our suppliers are meeting the standards we set in our Supplier Code.
We pay on time
Making on-time payments to our small business suppliers is useful for our community and economy.
We are also accountable for our on-time payments commitment through our bi-annual reporting to the Australian Government’s Payment Times Reporting Scheme.
We understand that small businesses rely on on-time payments to survive and thrive.
We provide support for our systems
We require all suppliers to register with the SAP Ariba Supplier Network which ensures they’re set up in our SAP ERP system for purchase orders and invoicing, and gives them access to future sourcing events.
We understand that the initial registration and account management may require some support, so we’ve created SAP Ariba Support centre where you can find help guides, videos and FAQ’s.
