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- The draft British Standard BS 8903
Principles and Framework for Procuring
Sustainably is now available. A public
consultation on the standard will take place
next year but if you would like to see the draft
in advance of this please contact Graham Randles
- graham.randles@lrsconsultancy.com
- The UN Climate Change Conference is now
underway. Between 7th and 18th of December over
60 world leaders will come together to try and
negotiate a new global climate change treaty as
a successor to the Kyoto protocol. Click
here for more information
- The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has
launched his Responsible Procurement Progress
Report ‘Delivering value for London’, which
provides an account of the work the GLA has been
doing and the progress it is making in
delivering long term value to London. Click
here to read the report
- The UK's Chartered Institute for IT, has
launched a green IT qualification designed to
help IT professionals and corporations gain an
in-depth understanding of the environmental
issues associated with IT. Click
here to read more
- Two thirds of the UK's 600 biggest brands
have increased their carbon emissions, failed to
report on emissions levels, or set targets below
the government's Copenhagen carbon-cutting goal,
according to Brand Emissions – a report
measuring the annual carbon performance of UK
brands. Click
here to find out
more
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On 26 October
2009 over 180 delegates joined us at the Royal Institute
of British Architects to celebrate achievements in green
purchasing. Welcome speeches were given by Deputy Mayor
of London Richard Barnes and Daniel Silverstone, Chief
Executive of London Remade, before Gareth Davies of the
Audit Commission gave the evening's keynote speech.
Green Procurement Code Programme Manager Graham Randles
then presented the highlights and achievements from this
year's Progress Review.
Peter Bishop of the
London Development Agency presented the awards in 6
categories: People; Policy, strategy and communication;
Procurement process; Engaging suppliers; Measurement and
results; and Best performing SME. Congratulations to the
winners – Mapeley Estates, Metropolitan Police Service,
London Fire Brigade, London Borough of Lambeth,
Transport for London and Forum for the Future.
Following the awards ceremony guests had the
chance to network and sample the delicious canapés. The
evening was rounded off with a prize draw, with prizes
kindly donated by Azographics,
Balfour
Beatty Workplace, ELATT,
Front
Yard Company and Reliance
FM.
The awards
brochure and winners'
case studies are available online. Photographs of
the event can be found at www.greenprocurementcodeawards.co.uk
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The
results of the 2009 Mayor of London’s Green Procurement
Code awards reveal that, despite the difficult economic
climate, organisations in the capital are continuing to
put sustainability at the top of their agenda.
The combined purchases of London organisations
signed up to the Green Procurement Code diverted 118,641
tonnes of waste from landfill - enough to fill the Royal
Albert Hall 8 times over. This represents a saving of
56,220 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of flying from
London to Sydney over 14,000 times. The results also
indicate that green procurement can benefit the economy
as well as the environment. Signatories purchased from
over 680 suppliers, supporting an estimated 831 jobs.
The total amount spent on sustainable procurement was in
excess of £436 million - up by 42.5% against the
previous year.
Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of
London who spoke at the awards ceremony said: ‘I am
delighted to be able to celebrate the achievements of
all the organisations signed up to the Mayor’s Green
Procurement Code. Not only are they reducing their
impact on the environment but they are saving themselves
money at the same time.’
Click
here to download the Progress Review report.
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The
Ex-Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, was the
main attraction at the 3rd International Green
Purchasing Conference in Suwon, Korea, in October.
Following the two previous conferences, in Sendai, Japan
in 2004 and in Barcelona, Spain in 2006, this conference
welcomed 1,500 participants from 30 countries around the
world. It provided an opportunity to interact and
exchange information on Green Purchasing with leading
experts from central governments, local authorities,
international institutions and NGOs around the world.
At the climax of the conference, the Suwon
declaration called upon “all stakeholders around the
world ... to cooperate more closely and commit locally
as well as internationally to put in place strong
policies, strategies and regulations in support of green
purchasing.” Green Procurement Code Programme Manager
Graham Randles gave a presentation at the event on the
achievements of the Green Procurement Code. |
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Businesses could save more than
£6.4billion by taking simple energy saving measures, the
Government has announced. The figure was announced by
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra) as part of its new ‘Saving money – it's your
business' campaign.
Research by WRAP shows that
47% of businesses recognise they could make savings of
over £100k through low and no cost efficiency measures –
such as turning off equipment when it's not being used –
with 17% identifying over £1m of potential savings.
These measures could contribute towards 10% of the UK's
greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 2020 with
little or no outlay from businesses.
Click
here to find out more about the campaign. |
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Congratulations to the London Borough of
Lewisham who won the Green End User Award at Green IT
Expo 2009 - the UK's first free-to-attend event focused
on sustainable computing. The Green IT Expo Awards are
designed to recognise specific organisations that are
leading the way in the sustainable computing movement.
The Green End User Award is presented to an end-user
organisation which has shown outstanding commitment to
reducing the environmental impact of its IT systems or
used new technologies to facilitate more
environmentally-friendly business processes.
The
London Borough of Lewisham was awarded the Green End
User Award for negotiating a free-of-charge contract for
the recycle of all its redundant ICT equipment. Lewisham
was also Highly Commended in the ‘Policy, strategy and
communication' category at this year's Mayor of London's
Green Procurement Code awards.
Click
here for more information on Green IT Expo 2009.
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Creative
Environmental Networks are offering expert advice and 1
to 1 support free of charge to a limited number of
clients across Greater London through the URBAN Project.
Participants in the scheme will receive:
- Water, transport, waste and energy audits
- Renewables options appraisals, funding, support,
access
- Ongoing support
- Follow up survey
- Environmental policy review and support
- Signposting
- Free staff training
- Climate change action plan
- Progression support
This free consultancy
will assist in improving the sustainability of your
business practices and could help you to achieve an
improved level on next year’s Mayor of London’s Green
Procurement Code Progress Review.
Click
here for more information on the URBAN project.
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By setting up
workplace travel plans that encourage alternatives like
walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing,
companies of all sizes can save themselves and their
staff time and money. Enterprise - A new way to work is
a free support package that provides expert travel
advice and helps businesses promote sustainable travel
options to their staff. Green Procurement Code signatory
BioRegional Development Group signed up to the programme
and found that it resulted in time and cost savings for
staff, increased productivity and improved morale.
BioRegional Sustainability Consultant, Anna Francis
believes the Enterprise scheme has been a real success
and would recommend it to other businesses; ‘we think
the work done by Enterprise is excellent and could make
a real difference to those businesses wanting to go down
the green route, or who want to boost staff morale or
health while cutting carbon and costs.'
Click
here to find out more. |
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The Mayor of
London's Green Procurement Code has teamed up with
Global Action Plan to deliver an ‘Understanding EMS'
seminar. This free seminar will enable you to find out
what an Environmental Management System (EMS) is, what
standards are available ( such as ISO 14001), the
resources needed, the costs and the potential benefits
through reduced resource use, increased productivity and
access to public sector and corporate markets. It will
also introduce ‘EMS Easy' - a quicker and easier way to
help your organisation get accredited.
EMS Easy
is a smart, informal and lean way of implementing an
EMS. The idea behind EMS Easy is to simplify the process
of certification by replacing a paper-based approach to
managing environmental performance, with something more
visual and intuitive, taking as its starting-point ‘what
is happening on the ground'. Clients using this process
are realising reduced implementation costs through less
staff and consultancy resources, reduced certification
costs, and quicker implementation compared to
traditional methods.
The seminar will take place
on 4 February at NCVO, Kings Cross, London. To book your
place or for more information telephone 020 7841 5153 or
email businesssupportlondon@globalactionplan.org.uk
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London's
economy relies on the freight sector. However, despite
its importance, freight transport also has less positive
effects on London. Vans and lorries add to congestion
which, in turn, increases CO2 and impacts on the
environment. Delivery and Service Plans (DSPs) provide a
framework to better manage all types of freight vehicle
movement to and from individual buildings. A DSP will
improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of
deliveries. It will identify unnecessary journeys, and
deliveries that could be made by more sustainable modes
of transport, to help reduce congestion and minimise the
environmental impact of freight activity.
Click
here to find out more. |
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Online
environmental resource edie.net has launched a new
networking group for those keen to talk to likeminded
professionals about how to best improve the
environmental performance of their educational facility.
The group presents an opportunity to share good
practice, and gain practical advice from environmental
practitioners. Edie is also developing a dedicated
section on its website devoted to the needs of schools
and colleges.
Click
here to find out more about the sustainable schools
and colleges networking group. |
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The Mayor of
London's Green Procurement Code has signed up to social
networking site Twitter. We'll be tweeting about the
latest Green Procurement Code news and events as well as
the latest news and information on sustainable
procurement.
Follow us at twitter.com/MoLGPC
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- Green Procurement Code Programme Manager Graham
Randles gave a presentation on the achievements of the
Green Procurement Code at the 3rd International
Conference of Green Purchasing in South Korea.
- Green Procurement Code Senior Project Manager,
Majken Moller ran two workshops on green procurement
at the Green Blue Conference and presented at eWorld
Purchasing and Supply.
- The Green Procurement Code team delivered
sustainable procurement workshops to: ATG, Cluttons
LLP, London Borough of Newham, London South Bank
University and Ofgem.
- Action Sustainability held a Sustainable
Procurement workshop for SMEs as part of the Mayor of
London's Green Procurement Code
support.
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| Event |
HSE Awareness |
| Venue |
Powerday
PLC, Willesden, London |
| Date |
25
January 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.londonremade.com |
| Cost |
Free |
| About |
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is planning a
series of nationwide visits to skip hire companies
over the next nine months, and its Field Operation
Division London is planning an awareness event to
provide advice and information to companies in
this industry prior to these visits. |
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| Event |
Understanding EMS seminar |
| Venue |
NCVO,
King's Cross |
| Date |
4
February 2010 |
| Web |
businesssupportlondon@globalactionplan.org.uk |
| Cost |
Free |
| About |
Find out
what an Environmental Management System (EMS) is,
what standards are available (such as ISO 14001),
the resources needed, the costs and the potential
benefits through reduced resource use, increased
productivity and access to public sector and
corporate markets. |
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| Event |
Procurement 2010 |
| Venue |
QEII
Conference Centre, London |
| Date |
11
February 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.govnet.co.uk/procurement/ |
| Cost |
From
£149+vat |
| About |
Join 350
key public sector stakeholders, eminent speakers,
supporters and exhibitors, to explore the changes
in principles and practices facing public sector
procurers in an increasingly challenging economic
environment. |
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| Event |
eWorld Purchasing and Supply |
| Venue |
National
Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham |
| Date |
24-25
February 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.eworld-purchasing.com/ |
| Cost |
Free |
| About |
The UK’s
leading event focusing on the use of leading-edge
technologies and techniques within the procurement
& supply chain functions. |
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| Event |
SDUK 2010: Transition to a Low Carbon
Economy |
| Venue |
Royal
College of Physicians, London |
| Date |
2 March
2010 |
| Web |
http://www.govnet.co.uk/sduk/programme.html |
| Cost |
Public
Sector £249+vat, Private Sector £995+vat (limited
availability) |
| About |
Join
expert speakers, carefully selected suppliers and
over 300 delegates from across the UK to discuss
next steps for implementation of key strategies
designed to maximise the economic opportunities
and minimise the costs of the transition to a low
carbon economy. |
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| Event |
Ecobuild |
| Venue |
Earls
Court, London |
| Date |
2-4
March 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.ecobuild.co.uk/ |
| Cost |
Free |
| About |
Ecobuild
is the world's biggest event for sustainable
design, construction and the built
environment. |
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| Event |
Procurex National |
| Venue |
National
Exhibition Centre, Birmingham |
| Date |
9-10
March 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.bipsolutions.com/events/ProcurexNational2010/ |
| Cost |
Free |
| About |
The UK’s
leading event for both private and public sector
buyers and suppliers. |
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| Event |
base (business and a sustainable
environment) |
| Venue |
ExCel,
London |
| Date |
16-18
March 2010 |
| Web |
http://www.baseshow.co.uk/ |
| Cost |
From
£150+vat |
| About |
base is the place to learn how
to become both more sustainable and more
profitable in the impending low carbon
economy. | |
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