eGov monitor Council buying power helps save the planet and boosts local communities Source: Peterborough City Council The buying power of local authorities can help save the planet while giving a boost to local communities, delegates to a sustainable procurement conference being hosted by Peterborough City Council will be told on Monday 15 October. The … [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…]
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…]
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…]
CITY OF VANCOUVER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Date: June 15, 2004 Author: Larry Berglund Phone No.: 604-873-7254 RTS No.: RTS04225 CC File No.: 3501 Meeting Date: June 22, 2004 TO: Vancouver City Council FROM: General Manager of Corporate Services SUBJECT: Implementation of a Sustainable/Ethical Procurement Policy RECOMMENDATION A. THAT Council direct staff as Phase I of the … [Read more…]
Buying from social enterprises simple, effective and positive Shelagh Hayes Special to the Sun Monday, June 18, 2007 What if I told you there was a way for the city of Vancouver to address its pressing social issues without raising taxes? And what if I added that it would have a nominal effect on … [Read more…]
Scoop: Sustainability to guide govt spending Dalziel says Sustainability to guide govt spending Dalziel says Thursday, 14 June 2007, 3:39 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 14 June 2007 Sustainability to guide govt spending Dalziel says Commerce minister Lianne Dalziel has welcomed the establishment of a New Zealand branch of an international organisation for procurement … [Read more…]
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…]