Green Purchasing News September 2012
Issue 27 - September 2012
View the full newsletter here. Individual articles are provided below.
Sustainability standards, certification systems and ecolabels: Separating the wheat from the chaff
Sustainability standards, certification systems and ecolabels - which can you trust? Norma Tregurtha, Senior Policy Manager of ISEAL Alliance, provides this month's guest article on their new Credibility Principles.
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The business of sustainability
Choosing green or sustainable products and services can be a challenge, with a plethora of ecolabels, standards and certifications out there. But what about the sustainability credentials of the supplier company itself? We've taken a look at some of the main (and emerging) standards, certifications and frameworks which can be a useful indicator that organisations are taking sustainability seriously.
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Social procurement in practice
ECO-Buy held a breakfast forum on Social Procurement - Buying a Better World - that presented diverse viewpoints from public and private sectors on incorporating social outcomes into procurement considerations. This article highlights some of the lessons discussed.
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New ECO-Find Supplier
One new supplier has been added to ECO-Find: SCA Hygiene Australasia, which provides sustainably sourced tissue products and low impact hygienic dispensing systems.
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