International Society of Sustainability Professionals
ISSP Workshop: Responsible Purchasing: How Consumers, Retailers, and Manufacturers are buying a better future using the power of corporate/government purchasing to reduce costs and drive environmental innovation.
Starts: Thursday September 9, 2010, 10AM Pacific Time-USA
Ends: Thursday September 30, 2010, 11:30AM Pacific Time-USA
Event Type: Training/Seminar, Workshop
Location: Online
Price: $375 for International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) members, $450 for non-members. Early Bird discounts available until 8/25/10.
Website: http://sustainabilityprofessionals.org/event/workshop-responsible-purchasing-how-consumers-retailers-and-manufacturers-are-trying-buy-better-world
Industry: Environmental Services; Building Materials, Supply Chain, Procurement,
Keywords: purchasing, sustainability, greensupplychains,
Instructor:
Scot Case is an internationally recognized expert on responsible sourcing, green supply chains, and environmental marketing with more than 15 years of professional experience. As Vice President of TerraChoice, Scot has helped connect purchasers seeking more environmentally and socially responsible products with the manufacturers supplying them.
Workshop Description:
Discover ways to buy a better future. Develop responsible purchasing skills to reduce costs and drive environmental and social innovation. Explore strategies government and corporate purchasers are using to buy more environmentally and socially responsible goods and services while balancing traditional supply chain concerns like price, performance, and availability. Learn how and why purchasers are incorporating human health, environmental, and social considerations into the routine purchasing process. Identify some of the most successful green purchasing strategies. Gain practical writing skills found in typical sustainable purchasing policies and practices. Differentiate among the several environmental standards and how to avoid greenwashing. Understand how to integrate meaningful environmental considerations into the routine purchasing process while continuing to reduce costs.
Responsible Purchasing: How Consumers, Retailers, and Manufacturers are buying a better future using the power of corporate/government purchasing to reduce costs and drive environmental and social innovation.
ReplyDeleteThis course meets online Thursdays (September 9, 16, 23, 30) at 10:00 -11:30 AM PT-USA
Special Discount:
$75 off for ISSP members AND $50 off for anyone registering before Sept 1, 2010.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
In this four-part series, Scot Case will provide an overview of the strategies government and corporate purchasers are using to buy more environmentally and socially responsible goods and services while balancing traditional supply chain concerns like price, performance, and availability.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Learn how and why purchasers are incorporating human health, environmental, and social considerations into the routine purchasing process.
- Identify some of the most successful green purchasing strategies.
- Gain practical writing skills found in typical sustainable purchasing policies and practices.
- Differentiate among the several environmental standards and how to avoid greenwashing.
- Understand how to integrate meaningful environmental considerations into the routine purchasing process while continuing to reduce costs.
WEEKLY OUTLINE:
Week 1: Purchasers Save the World
Week 2: Responsible Green Purchasing ~ Tricks of the Trade
Week 3: Writing a Responsible Green Purchasing Policy
Week 4: Avoiding the Greenwash Gremlins
INSTRUCTOR:
Scot Case is an internationally recognized expert on responsible sourcing, green supply chains, and environmental marketing with more than 15 years of professional experience. As Vice President of TerraChoice, Scot has helped connect purchasers seeking more environmentally and socially responsible products with the manufacturers supplying them. Price: $375 for International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) members, $450 for non-members.
WEBSITE:
http://sustainabilityprofessionals.org/event/workshop-responsible-purchasing-how-consumers-retailers-and-manufacturers-are-trying-buy-better-world
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Christy Nordstrom, MBA
Education Director, International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
cnordstrom@sustainabilityprofessionals.org www.sustainabilityprofessionals.org