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How to grow a green procurement plan that's worth its weight in gold

Switch your spending to support green initiatives and comply with your company’s CSR policy - how you can find the untapped value in green purchasing and reduce your costs More information: http://www.eyeforprocurement.com/green/

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20 novembre 2007

Taking a Stand on Corporate Social Responsibility

Source: Law.com, by Zusha Elinson The Recorder Three weeks ago, Gap Inc. got a call from a journalist in India with some damning allegations: The San Francisco-based clothing company was contracting with a manufacturer that used child labor. Not unfamiliar...

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13 novembre 2007

90% of CEOs Doing More to Incorporate Green into Core Strategy

CEOs are under more pressure than ever to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into their core strategy — and as many as nine in ten are up to the challenge, according to a McKinsey survey. An artcile (MCKINSEYceosonstrategyandsocialissues...

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6 novembre 2007

Target to Systematically Reduce Use of Toxic PVC in Infant Products, Children's Toys, Shower Curtains, Packaging

Source: CSRwire Target Joins Wave of Other Retailers & Companies Moving Away from PVC, a Major Source of Exposure to Lead, Phthalates and Dioxins After a campaign by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and a coalition of health and environmental...

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2 novembre 2007

Reckitt Benckiser Targets 20% Carbon Cut Across Product Lifecycle

Source: www.sustainablelifemedia.com Reckitt Benckiser, a major manufacturer of cleaning and personal care products, has kicked off a new carbon-reduction effort that targets emissions not only from manufacturing operations but from raw materials and...

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1 novembre 2007

More needs to be done to ensure that the homes of the future are sustainable

Source: www.earth.co.uk More needs to be done to ensure that the homes of the future are sustainable and that there are enough of them, according to a new report released by the Housing Corporation. While a number of house building companies believe that...

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1 novembre 2007

ODA gifts 'lack transparency'

Source: supplymanagement.com The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has come under fire for a lack of transparency over gifts and corporate hospitality offered to its staff by contractors. Freedom of Information campaigners the Open Society Institute (OSI)...

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1 novembre 2007

Turning the screw on fraud

Source: supplymanagement.com With an Ikea buyer locked up and a huge leap in financial crime, is the profession really alert to the risk from potential fraudsters? Andy Allen reports It must have seemed like Christmas had come early for former Ikea buyer...

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1 novembre 2007

Buyers call for openness as purchasing mystique remains

Source: supplymanagement.com A culture of mystery and secrecy within the procurement profession remains, according to the latest SM100 poll. The survey of 100 buyers found 41 per cent think procurement wants to maintain an air of secrecy about what the...

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