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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Fleet ‘behaviour-tracking’ kicks in
The technology aims to help fleet operators identify drivers who are compromising safety and fuel efficiency by their behaviour behind the wheel.
The driver monitoring technology, launched by Navman Wireless USA, includes four new repo…
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Fleet ‘behaviour-tracking’ technology kicks in
The technology aims to help fleet operators identify drivers who are compromising safety and fuel efficiency by their behaviour behind the wheel.
The driver monitoring technology, launched by Navman Wireless USA, includes four new repo…
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Government launches consultancy framework
“We want to go even further in changing how government buys in consultancy services by introducing a new single framework which saves even more money for the taxpayer and ends our reliance on larger suppliers,” said Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
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Third party charges push up energy bills
Electricity and gas bills are expected to rise in 2013 when new regulations come into force in April, according to an energy procurement consultancy.
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Australian supply chain gets $1 billion boost
The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a AUS$1 billion (£667 million) investment to boost the competitiveness of domestic suppliers to help them win contracts at home and abroad.
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Oxfam urges companies to review labour standards
The charity has called on businesses to review supply chain compliance, following a two-year study into working conditions in Vietnam.
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Tesco promises supply chain transparency
As revelations over horse meat in retailers’ meat supply chains continue to spread across Europe, Tesco CEO Philip Clarke has stressed the importance of creating “world class” traceability in the products his company supplies.
Following investi…
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Green plastic packaging on the rise
The market for greener materials will be affected by the discovery and exploitation of shale gas, which supplies a cheap source of ethylene precursors, however higher carbons are not found in this resource and there is a shortage arising, which is a f…
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Carlsberg to transform procurement
Carlsberg has withdrawn a profitability target and will now look to widen its Western European operating margin by at least 50 basis points a year on average for the next five years. It will also look to deliver growth in adjusted earnings per sh…
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China sets green standards for commercial buildings
Beijing will insist that new urban developments meet pre-defined sustainability targets and existing estates will need to be retro-fitted to improve their green rating by 2015.
According to a new report in the People’s Daily, these mandatory en…
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