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    <title><![CDATA[How to grow a green procurement plan that's worth its weight in gold]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/29/6402669.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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/ ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Taking a Stand on Corporate Social Responsibility]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/20/6952293.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:52:17 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[90% of CEOs Doing More to Incorporate Green into Core Strategy]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/13/6952383.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Target to Systematically Reduce Use of Toxic PVC in Infant Products, Children's Toys, Shower Curtains, Packaging ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/06/6804114.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Reckitt Benckiser Targets 20% Carbon Cut Across Product Lifecycle]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/02/6804241.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[More needs to be done to ensure that the homes of the future are sustainable ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/01/6792034.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[ODA gifts 'lack transparency']]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/01/6804525.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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)... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Turning the screw on fraud]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/01/6726358.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Buyers call for openness as purchasing mystique remains]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/11/01/6726209.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Climate Clean Named &quot;Offset Provider of Choice&quot; by Environmental Media Association ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/30/6724417.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: CSRWire Pioneer in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Solutions Tapped to Help Hollywood "Go Carbon Neutral" The motion picture and television industries have a significant greenhouse gas footprint purely by the nature of their business. Greenhouse gases... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Gap Sweatshop Story: Child Labor in India. What happened?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/28/6804762.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: http://cscc.typepad.com/responsiblesourcing/ , by Rachelle Jackson By now you’ve seen it: newspapers all over the world are carrying the headline about Gap’s link to bonded child labor in an India sweatshop. The U.K.’s Sunday Observer broke the... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Indian 'slave' children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/28/6804455.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: Observer, Dan McDougall Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant….... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Child sweatshop shame threatens Gap's ethical image ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/28/6724552.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: The Observer, Dan McDougall An Observer investigation into children making clothes has shocked the retail giant and may cause it to withdraw apparel ordered for Christmas Amitosh concentrates as he pulls the loops of thread through tiny plastic... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Office Depot, Wal-Mart, IBM Lauded for Cutting Fleet Emissions]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/25/6804203.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: www.sustainablelifemedia.com The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has honored Office Depot, Wal-Mart, and IBM, along with 31 other businesses and organizations, for voluntary efforts to reduce fuel consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[New Hitachi Hard Drive Cuts Energy Use 40%]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/23/6804275.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source:www.sustainablelifemedia.com Hitachi has unveiled what it bills as "the world's most energy-efficient hard drive." The new Deskstar P7K500 uses 40% less energy than its predecessor, the T7K500, and significantly less power than competitive hard... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[GetThere Adds Green Tools for Business Travelers]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/22/6649677.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: www.sustainablelifemedia.com Online business travel service GetThere has introduced new tools aimed at helping companies track and reduce carbon emissions from employee business trips. GetThere Green lets corporate clients embed a carbon calculator... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A little respect]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/18/6579768.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:52:18 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: supplymanagement.com I believe I have always acted with courtesy and fairness to prospective suppliers and recognised their efforts, even if they were unsuccessful, in securing our business. I believe I have always acted with courtesy and fairness... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Greenpeace tears into retail 'eco-villains' ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/18/6649425.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: Greenpeace Boots and Somerfield, two of the biggest names on the British high street, have been branded "eco-villains" for failing to ensure that their tissue and lavatory paper products are environmentally friendly. The companies were ranked... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[2nd Supplier Diversity Day - 28th November 2007 ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/18/6577792.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:30:15 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[2nd Supplier Diversity Day to be organised on 28 November 2007 in London. Supplier Diversity Europe’s 2nd Supplier Diversity Day will take place on Wednesday 28th November 2007 at Canary Wharf in London. Attendance will be by invitation only. Members... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bribery grows rapidly in the UK]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/17/6579691.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: supplymanagement.com By Antony Barton Bribery is the fastest growing form of fraud in the UK, according to new research. A fraud report issued yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) revealed nearly twice as many UK organisations had reported... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ethical Jewelry Summit: Ethical Metalsmiths announces initiative to address needs in artisanal mining sector ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/16/6556381.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:59:48 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: http://ethicalmetalsmithsblog.blogspot.com Ethical Metalsmiths has been instrumental in organizing the Madison Dialogue Ethical Jewelry Summit, which will take place October 25 – 26, 2007 in Washington, D.C. This multi-stakeholder event will bring... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[FGarcia]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[RESPIRO Conference on Socially Responsible Procurement ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/16/6556277.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[3-4 December 2007 in Lille, France. The City of Lille, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and EUROCITIES invite you to the RESPIRO Conference on Socially Responsible Procurement 3-4 December 2007 in Lille, France. Social Responsibility: What... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dole's Quest for a Carbon Neutral Supply Chain ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/16/6554557.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:59:10 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: GreenbizRadio Dole, the largest fruit and vegetable producer on the planet, recently embarked on an ambitious journey to make its pineapple and banana supply chain originating in Costa Rica carbon neutral. This involves measuring and neutralizing... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hidden dilemma ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/15/6580389.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: www.trendunderstanding.com Last Thursday saw the second APG Battle of Big Thinking . We’re going to post a few notes about the day, but I wanted to fast-forward this one to coincide with Blog Action Day . One of the most interesting speakers for... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Apple Being Sued Based on Greenpeace iPhone Report]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://tryptic.canalblog.com/archives/2007/10/15/6556227.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Source: PC World Greenpeace iPhone tests reveal chemicals that include "phthalates" in the vinyl plastic earphone wiring at levels that are prohibited by the EU. The Center for Environmental Health on Monday said that it is suing Apple based on the report... ]]></description>
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