Ottawa takes step toward ‘ethical purchasing’ policy Tobin Dalrymple, Ottawa Citizen A report outlining the city’s ethical purchasing policy, which aims to ensure a “sweat-free” and fair-trade friendly Ottawa, was accepted Tuesday by a committee without any issue or debate. The policy will now go to council later this month, and if it passes that … [Read more…]
New Zealand ‘CIPS’ Strategic Procurement Forum opening address: Excerpts Thursday, 14 June 2007 Hon Lianne Dalziel Minister of Commerce SkyCity Convention Centre , Auckland Good morning. It is a pleasure as Minister of Commerce to welcome everyone to this, the first New Zealand Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply CIPS Conference. I accepted the invitation … [Read more…]
Army Environmental Programs Awarded for Making a Difference Jun 13, 2007 BY Kristin Miller WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 13, 2007) – Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Rucker, Ala.; and Department of the Army were awarded for contributions to the environment at yesterday’s 2007 White House Closing the Circle Awards ceremony. “Acceptance of these prestigious awards … [Read more…]
Rutgers leads the way in “green” purchasing Environmentally-friendly products and companies are the preferred choice in campus business By Ashanti M. Alvarez Kevin Lyonss job description director of the universitywide purchasing department since 2005 doesnt begin to describe the work that he does. Most folks dont think of that I do as environmental … [Read more…]
IT is thinking green but not yet acting it Most survey respondents unclear on vendors’ environmental commitment By Christopher Mines, Framingham | Monday, 11 June, 2007 Information technology is going green. At least IT systems vendors are, with announcements of new energy-efficient servers, datacentre power and cooling products, and device recycling initiatives coming thick and … [Read more…]
Nature group helps Epson with ‘green’ purchasing By Paul Snell The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Japan has helped Epson produce an ethical paper purchasing policy. WWF has assisted the Japanese printer and paper manufacturer to establish a new policy that ensures wood used in its paper has not been illegally logged and … [Read more…]
Government goes green with office furniture…..”Given our purchasing volumes and our policy on green procurement, the government is well-positioned to have a significant and positive impact on the environment,” explained minister Michael M Fortier……
INTERVIEW: Procurement professionals must drive green sourcing success Mike Arenth, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at spend management software specialist Ariba, argues that basic procurement management principles can be applied to drive green sourcing strategies. BusinessGreen: How important is the issue of sustainability to procurement professionals? Arent they solely focused on … [Read more…]
Buy-in for greener buying Sustainable procurement guidance aims to put pressure on government departments to change buying behaviour Rachael Singh, Financial Director, 29 Mar 2007 In March, the government decided to set a benchmark for environmentally-friendly procurement by issuing its UK Government Sustainable Procurement Action Plan. Currently, the guidance is aimed at government departments, but … [Read more…]
Newark Star Ledger – Newark,NJ,USA The new hybrid trucks were just recently introduced to the market, with the utility purchasing two. The cost: about $360000 for the two hybrids, …