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…]
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…]
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…]
Supply Management.com – for purchasing and supply management professionals Peers into the future How will procurement have changed by 2082? Rebecca Ellinor asks six experts It’s impossible to predict what the world will be like 75 years from now. Will we all be holidaying on Mars or replaced by machines? We spoke to futurologists and … [Read more…]
Scottish Parliament to help SMEs win work – Responsible Purchasing Strategy By Antony Barton Guidelines published this week aim to make it easier for small businesses to bid for Scottish Parliament contracts. In the draft Responsible Purchasing Strategy, which is open to a month-long public consultation, the parliament says it will address remaining barriers to … [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…]