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The Greening of Procurement Revisited

June 9, 2008

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“In our rapidly evolving capitalist economies, where it is in the natural order of things for corporations to devour competing corporations, for industries to carve up and digest other industries, one emerging form of capitalism with a fork – sustainable capitalism – would certainly constitute real progress.” From Cannibals With Forks – The Triple Bottom […]

Conference Season in Full Swing

May 27, 2008

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Hello everyone.   I know that it has been a week or two since my last post but I have been traveling to speak at conferences throughout the country.  In fact I just returned from the annual PMAC Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  It was quite an event in which there was no shortage of […]

The Greening of Procurement: How Social Consciousness is Re-Shaping Procurement Practices (White Paper)

April 15, 2008

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What is the key to ESG success? Bridging the gap between sustainable capitalism and sustainable purchasing.

The Greening of Procurement (Part 2): It’s not easy being Green!

July 26, 2007

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Are environmental considerations truly the central element of recently emerging green programs, or are they an advantageous, politically correct by-product of an existing strategy that is linked to more “traditional” motives? While the EcoMarkets 2007 Survey adroitly provided us with an unbiased look into the mindset of the purchaser, the attitude (and actions) of vendors […]

The Greening of Procurement (Part 1)

July 20, 2007

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In my extensive travels to exotic locales (alright Calgary may not be exotic but it is certainly a great place to visit), purchasing professionals who have attended one of my conferences have rarely if ever broached the subject of environmentally friendly (re green) procurement practice. Burdened by the more pressing challenges associated with unnecessarily complex […]