20th August 2010
Save 30% on your water bills
The first half of this year has been the driest in the UK si...
14th June 2010
Business in the Community - Adapting to Climate Change
Business in the Community offers a free service to North Eas...
18th March 2010
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations
Environment Agency reminder about Waste Electrical and Elect...
16th September 2010
Let Your Waste Work For You - Free NISP Workshop
Half day event 9.00am - 1.30pmRamside Hall Hotel,...
30th September 2010
Groundwork Free Green Business Event
9:30am - 3:00pmTh...
8th October 2010
Pollution Prevention Guidance
Pollution Prevention Guidance 6: Working at Construction and...
GBN Award holders include:
Green / Sustainable Procurement
As suppliers of goods and services in a supply chain, businesses need to be aware of the requirements of purchasers. Increasingly organisations are taking into account the environmental credentials of the suppliers they use and the goods and services they procure.
Action Sustainability
Action Sustainability is a Social Enterprise set up to lead and inspire sustainable procurement. It has produced a variety of evaluation tools to enable you to evaluate the sustainability of your supply chain. Action Sustainability also provides training and runs events.
Sustainable Procurement Information Network - SPIN
SPIN is a website dedicated to supporting local authorities in their efforts to procure sustainably, and provides a ´one-stop´ website containing information relating to sustainable procurement.
Forum for the Future - Buying a Better World & the Sustainable Procurement Toolkit
The Sustainable Procurement Toolkit, supported by a full report, Buying A Better World, is intended to help public sector buyers incorporate social and environmental factors into their decision making processes, alongside value.
Sustainable Procurement Cupboard
The Sustainable Procurement Cupboard provides a framework for procurement professionals to find case studies, tools, primary documents, and contacts
Sustainable Procurement Project - Capital Ambition, London’s Improvement and Efficiency Partnership
This project has developed and tested a range of information and toolkits for implementing sustainable procurement, including a generic Sustainable Procurement Toolkit.
