Month: September 2007

SDCExec.com – Socially Responsible Sourcing

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SDCExec.com – Article – Socially Responsible Sourcing Socially Responsible Sourcing TradeCard partners with Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production to identify socially compliant manufacturers, promote code of ethical conduct By Editorial Staff New York — TradeCard Inc., a provider of extended supply chain solutions, has partnered with Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), an independent, non-profit organization dedicated … [Read more…]

Novo Nordisk Ranks Supersector Leader in the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

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Novo Nordisk Ranks Supersector Leader in the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Novo Nordisk Ranks Supersector Leader in the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced that effective today, the company is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) … [Read more…]

Sustainability tops retail agenda – Talking Retail

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Sustainability tops retail agenda – Talking Retail Sustainability tops retail agenda Green issues, “multi-channel” retailing and changing consumer demands will top the agenda at next year’s World Retail Congress in Barcelona. The topics were decided upon after a meeting of the congress advisory board in Paris. The board includes Greg Sage, international corporate affairs director … [Read more…]

GreenBiz News | Businesses Embracing Green Procurement, Survey Finds

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GreenBiz News | Businesses Embracing Green Procurement, Survey Finds Businesses Embracing Green Procurement, Survey Finds Source: GreenBiz.com According to a new survey from EyeForProcurement, more than 50 percent of companies have policies on greening their supply chain, and companies are nearly unanimous in their belief that green supply chains will only continue growing. The survey … [Read more…]

Scoop: Making the public service more sustainable

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Scoop: Making the public service more sustainable NZ, Aust join to make public service more sustainable The New Zealand and Australian governments today established the first trans-Tasman joint framework for sustainable government procurement to ensure that public sector organisations in both countries consider the environmental credentials of goods and services they buy. Commerce Minister Lianne … [Read more…]

ARNnet – From the Top: Toshiba’s Mark Whittard – Mobile trends and green computing

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ARNnet – From the Top: Toshiba’s Mark Whittard – Mobile trends and green computing Green computing is becoming a major industry concern. What is Toshiba doing to improve its carbon footprint? MW: A lot of the government-based reports have been rightly focused on the trade-in and deployment end of the cycle. What they’re becoming more … [Read more…]

Green Procurement in Asia | Establish

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Green Procurement in Asia | Establish Green Procurement in Asia Supply Chain Management with Environmental Criteria Environmentally responsible or ‘green’ procurement is the selection of products and services that minimize environmental impacts. It requires a company or organization to carry out an assessment of the environmental consequences of a product at all the various stages … [Read more…]

Scoop: Eco-systems die while Government Fiddles.

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Scoop: Eco-systems die while Government Fiddles. Eco-systems die while Government Fiddles. Press Release: Green Party Ancient eco-systems of Pacific and SE Asia die while Govt. fiddles New government rules aimed at helping to slow widespread devastation of ancient “paradise forests” in South East Asia and the Pacific only go part way, says Greens Co-Leader Russel … [Read more…]