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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Balfour Beatty boosts responsible buying with e-learning tool
The construction firm is introducing a course for staff to achieve sustainable procurement by 2015.
									
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		SA unions urge Olympic kit deal to be scrapped
An alliance of trade unions is unhappy that a deal to manufacture the country’s kit for the Olympics has been awarded to a Chinese firm.
									
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		SA unions urge Olympic kit deal to be scrapped
An alliance of trade unions is unhappy that a deal to manufacture the country’s kit for the Olympics has been awarded to a Chinese firm.
									
						Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Sustainability					
					
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		Logistics firms ready for Olympics’ impact
Research finds 90 per cent have assessed the implications of the games and 82 per cent predict a rise in demand for services.
									
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		Logistics firms ready for Olympics’ impact
Research finds 90 per cent have assessed the implications of the games and 82 per cent predict a rise in demand for services.
									
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		Advertisers and agencies split on media buying transparency
Just 64 per cent of advertising agencies believe procurement can improve openness in media trading.
									
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		IKEA replaces Asian suppliers with Italian manufacturers
Furnishing group IKEA is replacing several Asian suppliers with Italian manufacturers which have undercut the companies from the Far East
									
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		Multinationals urged to act over polluting suppliers in China
A group of Chinese Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have urged multinationals to stop buying from polluting suppliers
									
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		Office Depot opens up supply chain to smaller companies
US-headquartered office supplies company will open up its global procurement contracts to smaller firms
									
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		Chery gears up for Brazil supply chain expansion
China-based carmaker Chery Automobile has unveiled plans to create a supply chain in Brazil to support an expansion of vehicle manufacturing in South America
									
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