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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]