China seems to be putting its considerable might behind the electric car and leapfrogging the internal combustion engine. Beijing and Shanghai are both limiting new car registrations – one by lottery and one by auction – ...

When looking at procurement, efficiency gains are a sign a company has implemented a sustainable procurement policy, using supply chains that prioritise the procurement of sustainable products and materials. In addition, efficiency gains also play a vital ...

Telecoms provider BT announced yesterday it was calling on procurement to cut CO2 emissions in its supply chain - an example of a major company using procurement, quite explicitly, to implement a strategy that positions BT ...

According to the report more companies than ever before are investing heavily in sustainable procurement initiatives. Of the 95 companies interviewed as part of the study, 90% said that sustainable procurement was considered an “important” or ...

Companies are looking closer to home for materials and redesigning their supply chains to suit as the pressures of climate change and the financial crisis force western businesses to reassess low-cost country sourcing strategies. ...

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has announced plans to recover all its packaging by 2020 and has insisted that the economic slowdown has not diluted its commitment to sustainability. The news comes after the company published its 2008 ...

The UK’s National Health Service is aiming to slash its carbon footprint by up to 10% by revamping its procurement operation. A recent study, the NHS sustainability procurement action plan found that the organisation’s procurement operation currently ...

The Finnish government has adopted a binding target requiring central government departments to apply environmental criteria to all public procurement decisions by 2015. A non-binding 50 per cent target for local authorities was also adopted. ...

A sustainable approach to the selection of contractors helped Bovis Lend Lease win a £2.4bn contract to build schools in the UK’s second city of Birmingham according to its head of supply chain management, Nigel McKay. ...

It's not easy being green -- especially if you're an Apple that everyone is looking for imperfections in. Consider how Procurement Leaders recently ran an article that caught my attention that details the background on how ...