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Carbon Disclosure Project initiative will see public sector bodies contact suppliers with requests for information about their climate change strategies
28 Aug 2008
Civil servants to be judged against environmental targets
08 Aug 2008
New outsourcing contract's sustainability criteria hoped to be used as template for future government IT deals
18 Jul 2008Three-year project to switch tendering system from paper to electronic documents bears green fruit
11 Jul 2008But critics claim retailers guilty of lack of clarity over "local" claims
03 Jul 2008Lobby group claims UK firms may be sourcing palm oil from illegal plantations
12 May 2008Source claims supply chain issues hampered retailer's plans to buy organic cotton
02 May 2008Food giant to use palm oil certified as sustainable from this year in response to concerns over cash crop's role in rainforest deforestation
02 May 2008Proctor & Gamble and Domtar have joined the WWF’s sustainable forests network
14 Apr 2008New "guide of guides" aims to demystify sustainable forest product claims
07 Apr 2008Green technology spending by American consumers is set to balloon in 2008
26 Mar 2008Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart pledge to cut lead levels in their toys
20 Feb 2008Ecolabelling.org database to provide procurement professionals with information on competing green labelling schemes
28 Jan 2008Energy giant confirms it has put up business electricity tariffs by an average of 21.5 per cent
10 Jan 2008Investigation accuses retail giant of "no questions asked" approach to sourcing some timber products
17 Dec 2007US retail giant commits to phase out use of PVC in packaging and products and embrace plastics labelling scheme
14 Dec 2007But environmentalists claim proposals will be difficult to enforce and will not stop deforestation of tropical rainforests
23 Nov 2007New voluntary scheme plans to verify and rate the quality of energy providers' "low carbon" tariffs
22 Nov 2007US publishing giant turns over new leaf with targets for the use of recycled and FSC-certified paper
12 Nov 2007Purchasing consortium for green products bolsters buying power as Wal-Mart and US mayors join world's 40 largest cities
05 Nov 2007Watchdog warns customers to carry out thorough due diligence before installing renewable technologies
30 Oct 2007
Recycling paper is all well and good but, as Tensie Whelan argues, environmentally responsible firms also have to consider where their paper comes from in the first place 29 May 2008
The Carbon Trust provides a raft of best practice guidance, tips and services for businesses and public sector organisations looking to cut their carbon footprint
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website provides information on all the government's environmental policies and regulations
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