News and media
Government Buying Standards for Furniture approved
11 August 2010
Defra approves the new Government Buying Standards for Furniture.
EU Parliament approves illegal timber ban
09 July 2010
MEPs vote in favour of legislation blocking the import and sale of illegally logged timber.
Mayor of London's Green Awards
09 June 2010
Green Procurement Code signatories rewarded at the Mayor of London's Green Awards.
eWorld Purchasing & Supply 2010
03 June 2010
Graham Randles confirmed as speaker at eWorld Purchasing & Supply 2010.
Awards shortlist announced
01 June 2010
We have finalised the shortlist for this year's Green Procurement Code awards.
Climate Change and Schools
01 June 2010
The DCSF has published a carbon management strategy for the school sector.
Mayor of London's Green Awards
11 May 2010
Celebrate achievements in green purchasing by entering the Mayor of London's Green Awards.
GLA launch RP eLearning tool
07 April 2010
The GLA group has announced the launch of its Responsible Procurement eLearning toolkit.
Switch off for Earth Hour
24 March 2010
It's only 3 days until Earth Hour when WWF want a billion people around the world to switch off their lights for one hour.
National GO Awards
24 March 2010
Government Opportunities magazine is still accepting entries for its 2010-11 Excellence in Public Procurement Awards.
City Hall goes green
24 February 2010
City Hall - home of the GLA -is joining the capital's greener buildings after being awarded Carbon Trust status.
Mayor launches climate change consultation
24 February 2010
The Mayor of London is asking the public for their ideas on tackling climate change.
Clean City Awards
22 January 2010
Several Green Procurement Code signatories saw their environmental efforts rewarded at the Clean City Awards.
Government tightens Timber Procurement Policy
20 January 2010
Social criteria is to be added to the Government’s timber procurement policy.
Joint procurement project
05 January 2010
Would you be interested in participating in a collaborative procurement project?
London 2012 to serve the best of British food
22 December 2009
The London 2012 Organising Committee is pledging to serve 'the best of British' food during the Games.
LRS MD makes Resource annual 'Hot-100'
19 November 2009
Dee Moloney, MD of LRS Consultancy, has been listed at number 63 in Resource magazine's annual 'Hot 100' list
Green Procurement Code awards
03 November 2009
London organisations are continuing to put sustainability at the top of their agenda.
Delivering value for London
28 October 2009
The Mayor of London launches Responsible Procurement Progress Report.
Signatories go for gold
25 September 2009
Congratulations to signatories who have reached gold, silver and bronze level of the Green Procurement Code.
