Green Procurement Still a Work in Progress Awareness growing of Procurement’s environmental impact, but few companies incorporating green strategies into their purchasing, BrainNet study finds By Editorial Staff Bonn, Germany July 17, 2007 Despite growing awareness of the need to safeguard ecological resources, few companies are putting this principle into practice in their … [Read more…]
Scoop: Public service must go green, not waste spending Public service must go green, not waste spending Monday, 16 July 2007, 11:49 am Press Release: Business Council for Sustainable Development 16 July 2007 Media Release Public service must go green of face exposure over wasteful spending The world is going green and the public service … [Read more…]
Five outsourcing trends to watch | CNET News.com Experts are tracking consolidation, globalization, and emergence of small-scale services, virtual worlds and even “green sourcing.” By Natasha Lomas Special to CNET News.com Published: July 6, 2007, 6:22 AM PDT Five outsourcing trends to watch Which way is the wind blowing in the outsourcing market? What’s looming … [Read more…]
Supply Management.com – for purchasing and supply management professionals Peers into the future How will procurement have changed by 2082? Rebecca Ellinor asks six experts It’s impossible to predict what the world will be like 75 years from now. Will we all be holidaying on Mars or replaced by machines? We spoke to futurologists and … [Read more…]
Scottish Parliament to help SMEs win work – Responsible Purchasing Strategy By Antony Barton Guidelines published this week aim to make it easier for small businesses to bid for Scottish Parliament contracts. In the draft Responsible Purchasing Strategy, which is open to a month-long public consultation, the parliament says it will address remaining barriers to … [Read more…]
Kick starting green procurement Web Posted – Mon Jul 02 2007 By Janelle Husbands HAVING articulated the policy, it has been recommended that Government now set the trend in procuring things green . The recommendation came from Sydney Symmonds of Global Development Services as he spoke on the topic Kick Starting Green Procurement at a recently … [Read more…]
Ethical Sourcing Forum Europe, Paris, 18th & 19th October Mark your calendar. This years Ethical Sourcing Forum Europe will be held at the Sofitel Hotel in Paris on 18th & 19th October. No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking, a quote by the Parisian social reformer Voltaire is at the heart of the … [Read more…]