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City firms save thousands of pounds and tonnes of CO2 emissions with small London-based company.	16/08/2011
Griingo is a small London-based company providing a chauffeured car service that has been operating 'green' executive cars since 2006. The fleet runs both on biodiesel and hybrid technology. Clients includes City-based financial institution Unicredit and global consulting firm Booz & Co as well as BBC, MTV, Skype, Kallo foods, Diageo, NEC and others.
North Howe Transition Toun - creating greener communities	15/07/2011
North Howe Transition Toun (NHTT), a community interest company focusing on climate change issues at a local level, applied to the Greenshoots Fund to assist with its CaRB Project.
Network Rail's war on waste	06/05/2011
The programme, processes and targets Network Rail have put in place at their managed stations to deal with nearly 20,000 tonnes of waste each year
Local Procurement in Practice - London Universities Purchasing Consortium	28/04/2011
How and why does LUPC involve local SMEs as suppliers?
adidas Group	25/03/2011
Read more about adidas Group's Environmental Strategy and its commitment to using 100% Better Cotton by 2018
Highlights from Greater London Authority's Responsible Procurement Awards	03/02/2011
Hear more about the winners of the Greater London Authority Responsible Procurement Awards and their achievements.
Partners In Purchasing	03/02/2011
Find out more about how Partners In Purchasing have overcome the challenges of sourcing local sustainable food.
Sourcing Local Sustainable Food	30/11/2010
Find out more about how the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been working to provide a sustainable food service.
Sourcing Local Sustainable Food	30/11/2010
Discover how Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP are working with Vacherin to provide food for their partners and clients that is locally sourced and seasonal.
A view from WEConnect Europe, the leading global supplier diversity initiative spearheading the connection of women-owned business and multinational corporations.	22/09/2010
Find out more about the work of WEConnect Europe and why we should procure from women-owned/managed suppliers.
Marks & Spencer - Sustainable procurement delivering quantifiable business benefits	17/06/2010
Find out how Marks and Spencer has implemented a systematic programme of training, measurement and process changes to ensure that the change in behaviour is embedded in the longer term.
Deutsche Telekom: supplier collaboration for a sustainable value chain	09/03/2010
Deutsche Telekom works closely with its suppliers to ensure high social and environmental standards throughout the entire value chain.
Sainsbury's Donates 5,000 PCs and Monitors to IT Charity for Use in Developing Countries	19/02/2010
Discover how Sainsbury's is donating used IT equipment to Computer Aid International for re-use to help Fair Trade banana producers in Ecuador
Baxter Global Supplier Sustainability Program	12/01/2010
Find out why Baxter will reward its suppliers for innovations that reduce the environmental impacts of its supply chain
Leeds City Council - low carbon vehicle procurement	03/12/2009
Learn how Leeds City Council's involvement in the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme will enable the council to save costs and carbon
Waste is a dirty word: How Webmart is tackling waste at all levels	19/10/2009
Webmart's commitment to reducing waste permeates every aspect of the business: Reducing waste in our offices, reducing waste from our suppliers, and reducing waste for our customers.
Oxfam Unwrapped: Cutting Carbon, Delivering Income	09/10/2009
Discover how Oxfam incorporated environmental and ethical criteria into the tender process for their 2007-08 Unwrapped catalogue and delivered significant cost savings and carbon emissions reductions as a result
Capgemini UK	02/10/2009
Learn how Capgemini UK are embedding sustainability throughout their supply chain, in the words of their Head of UK Corporate Sustainability, James Robey
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust	17/09/2009
The 10:10 campaign wants businesses, individuals, organisations and educational bodies to cut their carbon emissions by 10% in a year. Here's how Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust did it
Willmott Dixon - Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy	13/08/2009
Willmott Dixon were recently ranked third in the Sunday Times Best Green Companies 2009. Download their Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy here
United Utilities sustainable procurement case study	04/08/2009
Learn how United Utilities have been working with Action Sustainability to embed sustainable procurement across the company
Ministry of Justice: embedding environmental sustainability principles in the tendering process for frozen food	21/07/2009
Discover how The Ministry of Justice has worked with Action Sustainability to embed sustainability in frozen food procurement.
Wakefield Metropolitan Council - Sustainable Stationery Procurement	13/07/2009
Learn how Wakefield Metropolitan Council is reducing packaging waste through sustainable procurement of stationery supplies
Exeter City Council - Green Accord	19/05/2009
Exeter City Council has helped its suppliers address sustainability issues by establishing a carrot and stick certification system that ties eligibility for contracts to green credentials
Delphis Eco	08/05/2009
Not content in supplying ecological cleaning products to the commercial & industrial sectors, Delphis is now supporting smaller businesses who are keen on green
Vacherin	31/03/2009
Understand how Vacherin's taste for sustainability is paying off
Giving World Online - Redistrubution of good quality, surplus stock	24/02/2009
Businesses with unwanted surplus stock can now save money and help people in need with just a few clicks of a mouse.
Lewisham Council	30/01/2009
Lewisham Council has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of its supply chain
Birse Civils	22/12/2008
Birse Civils' committment to sustainable procurement has helped them to win numerous awards including the Considerate Constructors Scheme's 'Most Considerate Site Award 2008' for the Beswick Regeneration scheme in Manchester...
Seeing the light in London	28/11/2008
Discover how Lottolab Studio's innovative solar paving system will save energy, cut costs and help regenerate London's canal system
Green Mobile - Britian's Greenest Telephone Company	13/11/2008
Find out about one of Britain's greenest business telephone companies, Green Mobile, and their latest innovation for mobiles: Push to Talk, which along with their other services can help organisations become greener, improve productivity and drive down costs.
E.ON's annual Corporate Social Responsibility report	01/09/2008
Find out how E.ON are putting into practice a responsible and sustainability approach to business.
Skanska Green Car policy - leading by example	17/05/2008
Find out how and why this is being implemented
Better energy performance with CMSM Controls	17/01/2008
West Energy Saving Technologies have patented an eco-friendly, energy-efficient Carbon Management Switch Module, specially designed to help save energy, money and reduce carbon emissions.
Merseyside Collaborative Procurement Initiative	26/10/2007
Discover how the five metropolitan boroughs comprising Merseyside County have helped boost the local economy and achieved cost savings of £6.5million over 4 years through collaborative procurement.
Green-Works - a social enterprise with the mission to 'radically change the way society thinks about waste'	05/09/2007
Set up in 2000 by Colin Crooks (Chief Executive), Green-Works is a registered charity which has revolutionised office waste streams.
FRANK water. Drink me, save lives	05/09/2007
Can bottled water be sustainable? FRANK water is a new type of bottled water company, a social enterprise that benefits disadvantaged groups directly.
Greenhouse Graphics - A leading enviromental printer	22/06/2007
Greenhouse Graphics proves that SMEs can tackle environmental issues whilst increasing their competitiveness in the market
Carillion PLC	23/08/2006
Carillion believe that becoming a more sustainable business will help them become a more successful business.This case study discusses their partnership with ICI to conduct a Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) of paint
Sainsbury's Sustainability Policy	23/08/2006
Sainsburys state that they recognise that virtually all the activities of an organisation or an individual have some impact on the environment and that their aim is to reduce the impact of our own organisation through a programme of continuous improvemen
Denmark - A green procurement country	23/08/2006
Denmark, one of the leading countries in green public procurement, has committed all government institutions to include environmental aspects into the purchasing process.
Allied Domecq - Ethical Trading Programme	23/08/2006
In 2004 Allied Domecq plc began a programme to embed their Ethical Trading Policy into the Supply Chain.
One Planet Products: Not-for-profit members-owned buyers club	23/08/2006
One Planet Products (OPP) is a bulk buying initiative focused on sustainable and environmental products and materials.

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Coca-Cola's latest global sustainability report
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Supply Chain - the vital link
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