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• "Cradle to Cradle" Environmental Certification for Six
Industry Products
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| | McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry's new program evaluates and certifies the quality of products based on Cradle to Cradle Design principles by measuring their positive effects upon the environment, human health and social equity |
• Chain Reaction: New Tools to Help Suppliers Become Sustainable.
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| | Press Release - October 4, 2005. Global-e Sustainability Initiative with the United Nations Environment Programme
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• Green Procurement Topic Hub
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| | Information: provides information on definitions and terminology; how to identify a 'green' product; incentives and benefits inducing an organization to change to green purchasing; and steps to take to implement green purchasing in whole or in part at an organization. |
• Green Purchasing Self-Assessment Tool
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| | North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The North American Green Purchasing Initiative’s Self-Assessment Tool (Eco-S.A.T.) is designed to help professional purchasers evaluate their organization's environmental purchasing initiatives and identify opportunities for improvement. |
• Green SupplyLine
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| | This informational Web site focuses on the impact of global environmental standards on company supply chains. |
• GreenBiz - Supply Chain Resources
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| | Information: Links to organizations, web sites, and tools and resources with respect to greening the supply chain |
• International Seminar on Cleaner Production for SMEs
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| | Presentations given in Campinas Brazil March 6-7, 2006 by:
The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2)
Toronto Regional Sustainability Program (TRSP)
The Eco-Efficiency Centre (EEC)
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| • Leveraging the Supply Chain |
| | Powerpoint presentation prepared by Chris Wolnik of C2P2 (2004) |
| • Policy Framework for Environmental Sustainability - Presentation |
| | Pollution Probe Project Summary (29 slides) Prepared by Five Winds International (2004) |
| • Policy Framework for Environmental Sustainability - Report |
| | A summary project report (33 pages) prepared by Five Winds International and Pollution Probe (2004) |
| • Potential for Canadian Green Supply Network |
| | Meeting minutes with powerpont presentation (28 pages, slow to download). Hosted by Environment Canada and Industry Canada. |
• Purchasing.com
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| | An online magazine for chief procurement officers and supply chain executives |
• Supply Chain Labour Standards - good practice in corporate responsibility
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| | Good practice in corporate responsibility generally requires companies to address both their direct and indirect, social, environmental and ethical impacts. The FTSE4Good Policy Committee has recognised that supply chain labour standards are of increasing concern and has therefore overseen the development, by FTSE Group, of a new set of FTSE4Good criteria covering this issue.
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• Supply Chain Management for Environmental Improvement
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| | Information: includes techniques for greening the supply chain; case studies; information about environmental procurement and product specifications; service-supply-chain strategies.
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• The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire
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| | Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Supply Chain Working Group and Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) Implementation Group - A Joint Initiative. September 15, 2005. The tool also has links to the codes of conduct, supply chain programs and codes of ethical purchasing of major companies such as Panasonic, Vodafone, Verizon, and Hewlett Packard. (54 pages)
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• Widening The Lens: The 2004 Corporate Responsibility Report
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| | Seventh Generation’s Corporate Responsibility Report, Widening the Lens, is a pioneering effort in transparency for a privately-owned company. In addition to describing the company’s extensive stakeholder engagement efforts, the report includes candid employee testimonials revealing how the company responded to various challenges to its commitment to social and environmental responsibility. The report also details how life-cycle analysis impacts its product design, and describes the company's efforts to motivate its suppliers to meet sustainability goals. Seventh Generation is the nation’s leading marketer of non-toxic, environmentally safe household and personal care products. |
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• Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices
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| | Role: The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP) was founded in May 2005 with 14 members from a cross-section of the diamond and gold jewellery supply chain, from mine to retail. Council members believe that a coordinated worldwide approach to addressing ethical, social and environmental challenges will drive continuous improvement throughout the jewellery industry to the benefit of stakeholders.
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• Social Accountability International
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| | Role Social Accountability International (SAI) is a US-based, non-profit organisation dedicated to the development, implementation and oversight of voluntary verifiable social accountability standards.
Information: SAI's first social accountability system, SA8000, is a way for retailers, brand companies, suppliers and other organisations to maintain just and decent working conditions throughout the supply chain.
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