Tag Archives: procurement
My product’s a Zombie!
by Caroline Rennie You may have seen the Monty Python film “The Holy Grail” – in which plague victims are collected and piled high on a cart for removal. One is being carried over his relative’s shoulder and you can hear a cry “wait! I’m not dead yet!”. So it is with many products that [...]
Your customer goes sustainable – and demands you do the same. Are you ready?
by Caroline Rennie Nestle Waters has told Plastics & Rubber Weekly that it expects its suppliers to be making demonstrable progress towards sustainability: “We are going to be pushing more on our suppliers to figure some of this stuff out” said Kim Jeffery, President Nestle Waters. Are you ready the day your customer tells you [...]
Does Climate Change affect your business?
by Caroline Rennie Large company CEOs certainly think so. The World Business Council on Sustainable Development, (a CEO-led, global association of ~ 200 companies) not only believes that climate change will affect business, but that businesses need to move beyond wondering what governments will do about it, and consider how to adapt. “Climate change impacts [...]