Sustainable Procurement

Report: Sustainability Begins in the Purchasing Department | Sustainable Life Media

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Report: Sustainability Begins in the Purchasing Department | Sustainable Life Media Report: Sustainability Begins in the Purchasing Department Procurement professionals are fast becoming a “critical, core element” of corporate sustainability efforts, a new survey finds. While many companies are focusing their main efficiency efforts around green IT, the use of automated procurement solutions is “quietly … [Read more…]

The Ethical Sourcing Forum

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The Ethical Sourcing Forum New York, USA 13-14 March 2008 TAKE THE ETHICAL SOURCING FORUM (ESF) CHALLENGE The premise behind the ESF challenge is to make you think and learn! Develop knowledge and gather information through participation in the industry’s most unique form of learning and engagement… Click on Ethical Sourcing Forum 2008 North America … [Read more…]

EUKN – European Urban Knowledge Network – RESPIRO Conference on Socially Responsible Procurement – Lille, 3-4 December 2007

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EUKN – European Urban Knowledge Network – RESPIRO Conference on Socially Responsible Procurement – Lille, 3-4 December 2007 RESPIRO Conference on Socially Responsible Procurement – Lille, 3-4 December 2007 Introduction The RESPIRO Conference is the final Conference of the EU-funded RESPIRO project, and is linked to Procura , ICLEI’s European Campaign on Sustainable Procurement, and … [Read more…]

Council buying power helps save the planet and boosts local communities

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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…]

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…]

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…]