Ezine news

Purchasing and supply news from the monthly IFPSM ezine.

31 May 2013
June 2013 With the use of mobile devices and data requirements on the rise, keeping telecoms and wireless costs in check is vital. John Kinson offers four tips.  
30 May 2013
June 2013 Coca-Cola is to spend around $2 billion to support the planting of 25,000 acres of new orange groves in Florida in the US.
30 May 2013
June 2013 Many organisations are missing out on big IT cost savings each year by prematurely replacing networking infrastructure, according to a new report.
30 May 2013
June 2013 Companies within the semiconductor and electronics supply chain have said that consumer safety is their most serious challenge, according to a recent survey.
30 May 2013
June 2013 Colgate Palmolive has rolled out a new supplier self assessment programme over the last year, according to the company’s latest sustainability report.
30 May 2013
June 2013 Pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer has introduced a new supplier sustainability screening programme developed with CSR ratings firm EcoVadis.
03 May 2013
May 2013 US retail giant Walmart has unveiled plans to purchase 7 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy globally each year by the end of 2020 – a 600 per cent increase on 2010 levels.
03 May 2013
May 2013 United Airlines intends to boost its environmental credentials through a new sustainable supply chain initiative.
03 May 2013
May 2013 Almost a third of US purchasers want to bring sourcing back to the country, according to a poll at this year's Institute for Supply Management annual conference.
03 May 2013
May 2013 Ireland’s public procurement system is “broken” and costing the state millions of euros each year, the Construction Industry Federation has warned.