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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Merged services puts councils on track to save millions
A CPO involved in the tri-borough project told SM other authorities should follow their example by putting individualism aside and collaborating.
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British Land makes £3.3 million energy savings
The property developer also reduced carbon emissions by 24,500 tonnes across its buildings in the past three years. Its portfolio includes London’s Leadenhall Building, dubbed ‘the Cheesegrater’.
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Better deals save Surrey Council more than £2 million in six weeks
Local authority negotiates better deals for buses, IT and social care services at the start of the current financial year.
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Obaid Bokisha appointed as new CPO at Etisalat
The UAE telecoms company has appointed a new chief procurement officer as part of its attempt to become one of the world’s top 10.
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Hershey’s launches Mexico cocoa sourcing project
Confectionary giant Hershey has launched a new cocoa sourcing project in Mexico, which it hopes will help revive production after it was devastated by disease and be able to buy more cocoa from South America.
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Vacumet launches compostable alternative to tinfoil
Vacumet Corp has unveiled a range of new decomposable, metallised packaging papers.
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Green goals increase demand for building automation
Increasingly stringent environmental regulations are leading to a facilities management “revolution” driven by the deployment of building automation systems (BAS) technologies that take advantage of the convergence of information technology (IT)…
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Enterprise application software spend in target
Worldwide spending on enterprise application software will total $120.4bn in 2012, a 4.5% increase from 2011 spending of $115.2bn, market experts have predicted.
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UN launches sustainable procurement initiative at Earth Summit
Scheme to use public sector procurement to boost sustainability has already been adopted by 30 governments and institutions.
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UN launches sustainable procurement initiative at Earth Summit
Scheme to use public sector procurement to boost sustainability has already been adopted by 30 governments and institutions.
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