Procurement

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Jan. 5, 2009 - Manchester Wood, a U.S. maker of hardwood furniture, has committed to using only sustainably harvested wood for its entire line of kitchen, office, and outdoor furnishings. READ MORE

Jan. 2, 2009 - Four in ten restaurant operators say they plan to devote more of their 2009 budgets to green initiatives, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast. READ MORE

Dec. 15, 2008 - Marriott International has announced plans to replace the 24 million plastic key cards that it purchases in the U.S. each year with cards made from 50% recycled material. READ MORE

Dec. 12, 2008 - Centennial Woods, a Wyoming company specializing in materials made from recycled snowfences, has found a couple of high-profile buyers for its products. READ MORE

Dec. 8, 2008 - Wisdom Adhesives, a mid-sized U.S. manufacturer, has created a sustainability scorecard to help its customers select products based on environmental performance. READ MORE

Nov. 12, 2008 - Following a successful testing phase, UPS has placed orders for 12 custom-built, zero-emission electric vans, slated for deployment in the carrier's British and German delivery fleets early next year. READ MORE

Oct. 31, 2008 - Intel has unseated Pepsi as the top purchaser of green power in the United States, according to new data from the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership program. READ MORE

Oct. 30, 2008 - UPS, which spent the past two years trialing "hydraulic hybrid" technology for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has become the first shipper to add the fuel-saving trucks to its fleet of green vehicles. READ MORE

Oct. 29, 2008 - Starwood Hotels has inked a deal with Philips to buy energy-efficient LCD TVs for its 460 properties in North America. The move is expected to save Starwood $12 million annually in electricity costs. READ MORE

Oct. 16. 2008 - A new report from Spend Matters offers case studies and strategies for turning sustainable procurement and supply chain practices into a cost-cutting opportunity. READ MORE

Sept. 29, 2008 - Procurement professionals are fast becoming a "critical, core element" of corporate sustainability efforts, a new survey finds. READ MORE

Sept. 26, 2008 - Steelcase, a manufacturer of office furniture, has earned chain-of-custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council, demonstrating that the wood used in its products comes from sustainably managed forests. READ MORE

Sept. 24, 2008 - With several new recycled-content office papers now on offer, Xerox has created an eco-label to help customers quickly locate the company's environmentally preferable printing options. READ MORE

Sept. 22, 2008 - Struggling to select the right vendors for your green IT upgrades? It all comes down to crafting the right request for proposal (RFP), according to a new Forrester survey. READ MORE

July 28, 2008 - Though many opportunities to cut climate emissions in the supply chain either cost little or pay for themselves over time, most companies still don't factor emissions reduction into purchasing decisions, a new study finds. READ MORE

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