Today, I'm linking you to a whitepaper entitled "Spend Management for Environmental and Social Responsibility" from Ariba.
This whitepaper shares a top ten list of activities for getting started with environmental responsible procurement. While it is short, there is power in some of the recommendations and insights, such as:
- "Empower a single person to oversee activities, provide resources, and focus. No initiative succeeds if it's someones 'part-time job.'"
- "Green is not a new process. Instead, it's the ultimate example of a non-price variable in selecting/evaluating your suppliers."
- "Do the 'Easy Stuff' first. Don't start with a full carbon footprint exercise or overhauling your entire supply chain."
You can download the whitepaper at http://www.ariba.com/resourcelibrary/views/resource_library_asset_brief.cfm?asset_id=457 (free registration required).
Do you know about a whitepaper that would be of value to procurement professionals? Let me know by dropping me a line at cdominick [at] nextlevelpurchasing [dot] com. I can't promise that I'll write about it, but I appreciate all recommendations.
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Charles Dominick, SPSM
President & Chief Procurement Officer
Next Level Purchasing, Inc.
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You might also find the wiki-paper, which also has a 10-step process to greening your purchasing organization, useful. In addition to setting the stage, it also provides specific advice on how to green your IT, office supplies, buildings and maintenance, food, manufacturing, transportation, and energy. It can be found here:
http://www.esourcingwiki.com/index.php/An_Introduction_to_Green_Purchasing
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