Sustainable procurement has been discussed for years, but why does it matter and how can you apply it in your procurement process? This article is going to share with you an overview of sustainable procurement. Price should not be the ...
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Smurfit Kappa has been awarded the gold Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) rating by EcoVadis for the fourth successive year. The company ranked among the top 1% of the 30,000 companies that were assessed on a range of ...
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Diamond Packaging has been granted a Gold Recognition Level based on its participation in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment in April 2017. The result places Diamond in the top 4% of suppliers evaluated by ...
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Eastman Chemical Company has announced it will join Together for Sustainability (TfS). Eastman and TfS have confirmed acceptance of Eastman's application to the consortium as the first U.S.-based company to join, with plans to finalize ...
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The green carpet was rolled out at Mansion House as eco-fashion ambassador Livia Firth and the British Fashion Council (BFC) crowned high street retailer Marks and Spencer and Fair Trade milliners Pachacuti champions of Sustainable Fashion ...
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US toy manufacturer Mattel has announced the development of a sustainable procurement policy for all of its product lines, to avoid using packaging that contributes to deforestation. Mattel said the policy will include requirements for ...
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The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes a look at sustainability strategies, analysis of Europe's dairy industry and a focus on global snacking. SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability in the Global Food and ...
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On October 8th 2012, five environmental NGOs, Friends of Nature, The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), Green Beagle, Envirofriends and Nanjing Green Stone have jointly released, in Beijing, the Phase II Cleaning up the ...
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PITTWATER Council has carved its electricity consumption back by 3.2 million kilowatt hours over the past five years. The cuts have been made through the council`s Revolving Energy Fund,when$100,000 was allocated in 2007 to install energy ...
Developed by the U.S.Green Building Council in 1998,the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED)initiative is a certification system using real,measurable steps which can be taken to ensure that a workplace is an environmentally ...
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James Latham’s Purfleet depot was among the stops on a sustainable procurement fact-finding tour of the UK timber market by representatives of people affected by illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ...
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