SDCExec.com – Article – Greening your Supply Chain Greening your Supply Chain 10 things you can do today to prepare for business in a new environment By Kris Colby and David Fertal The green sourcing wave has begun to roll. An increasing number of companies are beginning to catch on and ride this wave in … [Read more…]
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 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 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. 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…]
Starbucks Agrees to Hold the Hormones For Good Food & Water Watch In a letter addressed to Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter, Starbucks Vice President of Sustainable Procurement Sue Mecklenburg stated, We have committed that by December 31, 2007, all of our fluid milk, half and half, whipping cream and eggnog … [Read more…]
Dell announces another EPEAT gold-rated PC August 29, 2007 EPEAT is a US green success story. Here in the UK we have a government doing SFA in this area. EPEAT, the US PC and notebook environmental ratings agency has quietly and steadily gone about setting up an effective three-tier green rating with support from manufacturers … [Read more…]
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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…]