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The New Trend of Greenhushing

The Softly Spark

This misleading practice of making false green claims has left many buyers skeptical of products touted as eco-friendly. Now, a trend called “greenhushing” is emerging, where companies shy away from promoting their sustainability efforts for fear of being accused of greenwashing. How you present your claims is important.

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Ethics in the Supply Chain

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

With the ever-increasing awareness on human rights and sustainability it has become part of our due diligence requirements to not only evaluate suppliers against the classic areas as per Carter’s 10 Cs but also against their ethics in the supply chain. Buyers need to conduct ESG surveys to ascertain the supplier performance.

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‘Emission’ Impossible – What are the 4 Steps to Ensuring Supply Chain Sustainability?

ivalua

In recent years, sustainability has increasingly become a top priority for many organisations. Businesses must start looking to the supply chain to ensure this renewed focus on transparency and accountability. Carbon emissions from the supply chain remain one of the biggest hurdles businesses face on their path to sustainability.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

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Despite green pledges, less than a quarter of organisations monitor suppliers on carbon emissions

ivalua

London, UK – 18 th November 2021 – Research from Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider , has revealed that very few European suppliers are being regularly assessed on sustainability practices, with less than a quarter (24%) being measured routinely on carbon emissions. However, words are not enough. About Ivalua.

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‘Emission’ Impossible – 4 Steps to Kickoff your Decarbonization Strategy

ivalua

In recent years, sustainability has increasingly become a top priority for many organizations. Businesses must start looking to the supply chain to ensure this renewed focus on transparency and accountability. Carbon emissions from the supply chain remain one of the biggest hurdles businesses face on their path to sustainability.

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Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge : The City of Des Moines in Iowa wanted to leverage procurement to improve equity and sustainability, but knew its current procurement processes and tools were insufficient. Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process. What a barrier that was for so many people!”