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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Balfour Beatty saves £54 million with recycling scheme
Sustainable procurement projects have helped the construction giant make massive savings through recycling raw materials and reducing energy consumption.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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”Greedy” Sainsbury’s increases payment times
Forum of Private Business adds the supermarket chain to its ‘hall of shame’ after it extends the time it takes to pay some suppliers by 45 days.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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”Greedy” Sainsbury’s increases payment times
Forum of Private Business adds the supermarket chain to its ‘hall of shame’ after it extends the time it takes to pay some suppliers by 45 days.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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£20 million up for grabs in energy storage competition
The government is giving businesses the chance to bid for contracts of up to £1 million to design energy storage systems to cut costs and bring new technologies to market.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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World’s top firms fail to report on supply chain water use
None of the firms in the Fortune 250 reported on the total water use of their supply chain in the past year, and just three included a water footprint for part of it.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Supply chains encouraged to meet the gold standard
A standard has been launched by the World Gold Council to help companies make sure gold sourcing does not fund unethical behaviour, such as armed conflict.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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DWP censured for ‘loose’ contract management
MP Margaret Hodge says a Department for Work and Pensions deal to provide medical assessments for benefit claimants “permits loopholes that can all too easily be exploited by contractors”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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DWP censured for ‘loose’ contract management
MP Margaret Hodge says a Department for Work and Pensions deal to provide medical assessments for benefit claimants “permits loopholes that can all too easily be exploited by contractors”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Electronic invoicing sees rise in popularity
A survey has found the adoption of e-invoicing technology has risen from 59 per cent in 2011 to 70 per cent this year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing
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Electronic invoicing sees rise in popularity
A survey has found the adoption of e-invoicing technology has risen from 59 per cent in 2011 to 70 per cent this year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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