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BT suppliers cut carbon footprintAn initiative to promote best practice in sustainability in the supply chain at the telecoms provider has reduced the carbon dioxide emissions from vendors by more than 30,000 tonnes. 19 May 2013
Firms turn to procurement to manage fleetsDespite fleet vehicle numbers growing, the number of dedicated in-house UK fleet managers is shrinking and those that remain are increasingly focused on controlling costs. 18 May 2013
Travel buyers fail to record traveller feedbackAlthough three-quarters of purchasers think feedback from travellers is important, less than a third have systems in place to capture it, according to a Supply Management survey. 17 May 2013
Fashion brands sign up to Bangladesh safety actRetailers and clothing manufacturers have agreed to sign up to the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Act, which it is hoped will improve conditions for workers in the country's garment and textile factories. 17 May 2013
Jeweller CRED recognised for supply chain transparencyThe Fairtrade jeweller CRED has won the supply chain category at the People and Environment Business Awards for its work creating a fully transparent supply chain. 17 May 2013
NZ to introduce new procurement lawsThe new regulations will make the tender process consistent across the public sector and will make it easier for suppliers to compete for government contracts, according to economic development minister Steven Joyce. 17 May 2013
EE demands innovation from supply chainThe telecoms provider has cut ties with those suppliers that couldn't keep up with the company's requirement for new ideas, according to its head of procurement. 16 May 2013
Flexibility will differentiate supply chains in futureHow quickly a supply chain can respond to changing demand and business needs will be the key to success, according to the operations director at Lego. 16 May 2013
Advertising associations publish pitch assistanceISBA and the IPA have developed four models aimed to help procurement professionals streamline the tender process for advertising agencies. 16 May 2013
Business travel transactions follow PMI figuresThe Guild of Travel Management Companies has found a correlation between the amount of business travel purchased and the movements of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index. 16 May 2013
Businesses expect more UK sourcingUK supply chains will play an increasing role in ensuring global manufacturing profit growth, according to a survey of international executives. 15 May 2013
Purchasers don't anticipate rise in on-shoringThere is unlikely to be a increase in the volume of services carried out domestically rather than offshore, buyers concluded at a debate held this morning. 15 May 2013
TfL recognised for 'safer lorries' procurement projectA procurement programme to make Transport for London's contractors' lorries more cyclist-friendly has been honoured in the London Cycling Awards. 15 May 2013
Qatar Shell promotes supply chain to SMEsThe oil and gas company brought together more than 100 small and medium businesses last week to explain its tendering processes and upcoming contract opportunities. 15 May 2013
Government departments ignoring purchasing decisionsLines of communication between the central purchasing team in the Cabinet Office and departmental commercial directors must be tightened, to strengthen the mandate for central procurement, said government minister Francis Maude. 14 May 2013

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BT suppliers cut carbon footprintAn initiative to promote best practice in sustainability in the supply chain at the telecoms provider has reduced the carbon dioxide emissions from vendors by more than 30,000 tonnes.
Firms turn to procurement to manage fleetsDespite fleet vehicle numbers growing, the number of dedicated in-house UK fleet managers is shrinking and those that remain are increasingly focused on controlling costs.

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