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Environment
- Encourage your own organization and others to be proactive in examining opportunities to be environmentally responsible within their supply chains either "upstream" or "downstream."
- Encourage the environmental responsibility of your suppliers.
- Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly practices and products throughout your organization.
- BioRegional Development Group is an environmental organization that develops products and services to reduce wasteful consumption of wood products, paper, textiles, food, transport, and housing to a sustainable level and maintain a high quality of life.
- The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by the government in the UK. The organization helps business and the public sector cut carbon emissions and supports the development of low carbon technologies. The site includes links to products and services, events and publications.
- The Climate Neutral Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping companies, communities, and consumers achieve a net-zero impact on the Earth's climate. The organization's mission is to build and promote a Climate Cool™ marketplace through the development of profitable products and partnerships. The Web site includes information on a science-based review and certification service to support companies in bringing climate neutral products to market in ways that merit the Network's Climate Cool™ endorsement.
- Co-op America is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to harness economic power to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. The organization focuses on economic strategies to solve social and environmental problems, addressing issues of social justice and environmental responsibility.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is an agency in the UK with the purpose of improving the current and future quality of life.
- Energy Saving Trust is an organization that encourages energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy sources by providing independent evidence-based policy analyses for energy efficiency in the UK and Europe.
- Environmental Resource Center offers consulting, training and products in the areas of hazardous waste management, air emissions, water effluents, toxic substances, pesticides, impact assessment, and compliance auditing.
- EPA: Federal Register Environmental Documents can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency Web site providing information and resources on environmental laws and regulations.
- Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) is an organization that enables businesses to improve environmental, health and safety performance, shareholder value and corporate citizenship. GEMI's Forging New Links demonstrates opportunities for environmental health and safety (EHS) to create business value in the supply chain across a broad variety of industries.
- GLOBE-Net is a dynamic interactive information network designed to provide information on business opportunities for environmental goods, services and technologies and market intelligence to companies in the environment sector. The site is an initiative of the GLOBE Foundation of Canada, created with the support of Export Development Canada. It provides a distinctly Canadian window on the global environment industry.
- GreenBiz.com is an information resource for aligning environmental responsibility with business success. The site provide valuable news and resources free-of-charge through a combination of Web sites, workshops, daily news feeds, electronic newsletters, and briefing papers.
- The Green Suppliers Network is a collaborative venture among industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). The Network provides news and resources on "lean and clean" manufacturing practices, technical reviews, and other resources for all levels of the manufacturing supply chain to improve processes and minimize waste generation.
- Green SupplyLine is an online publication covering the impact of global environmental standards on the supply chain. The site delivers breaking news, product announcements, industry advice and analysis, insights into best practices, and hands-on how-to details.
- IDeA Sustainability and Local Government Procurement Guide explains how local authorities can develop and implement a sustainable procurement policy and a strategy designed to tackle the categories of spending that have the greatest environmental and social impacts. The guide is linked from the Web site of IDeA Knowledge, an organization that delivers forward-thinking and in-depth content on improvement issues, and shares examples of good practice from councils across England and Wales.
- Inform, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization that conducts research aimed at practical solutions to complex environmental and health-related problems throughout this country and the world.
- IT Eco Declaration is a common industry standard used in Sweden and Denmark to help the private and public sector organizations make sustainable choices for IT and telecom products.
- The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts to bring a new approach to a complex and often controversial issue.
- The Swedish Instrument for Ecologically Sustainable Procurement is a Web site that provides resources for environmental requirements on goods and services commonly purchased for within the public sector.
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