http://2sustain.com/2009/05/aberdeen-report-reveals-that-sustainability-is-becoming-a-business-imperative.html A blog focused on sustainable business issues and challenges Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://2sustain.com/2009/05/aberdeen-report-reveals-that-sustainability-is-becoming-a-business-imperative.html/comment-page-1#comment-52 Ben Sorensen, President of ePurchasingJobs.com Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:27:57 +0000 http://208.76.80.199/~sustain/2009/05/aberdeen-report-reveals-that-sustainability-is-becoming-a-business-imperative/#comment-52 There is certainly much interest in the area and much postering - but little tangible action thus far as far as I can see. Generally, sustainable procurement is being implemented on a commodity-based way: procuring sustainable paper, computers, etc., etc. Which is a bit of a shame because: 1) being sustainable is not just about buying, it's about not buying and finding alternatives; and 2) it's about linkages to higher-order CSR goals. This secondary point is often lost. Procurement is often tasked with "implementing sustainable procurement" rather than figuring out how procurement can achieve the organization's CSR objectives. But, I guess this is the common challenge of procurement... Regards, Ben Sorensen President www.epurchasingjobs.com There is certainly much interest in the area and much postering – but little tangible action thus far as far as I can see. Generally, sustainable procurement is being implemented on a commodity-based way: procuring sustainable paper, computers, etc., etc. Which is a bit of a shame because: 1) being sustainable is not just about buying, it’s about not buying and finding alternatives; and 2) it’s about linkages to higher-order CSR goals. This secondary point is often lost. Procurement is often tasked with “implementing sustainable procurement” rather than figuring out how procurement can achieve the organization’s CSR objectives. But, I guess this is the common challenge of procurement…
Regards, Ben Sorensen
President
http://www.epurchasingjobs.com

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