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Nov 23 2020 / English

Carbon conversation …. Contributed by Josh Jacobs

As the director of codes and standards at UL, Josh Jacobs helps develop and track global environmental codes, standards and purchasing programs. He has spoken on sustainable building and procurement across five continents. He has worked with procurement staff around the world on making their purchases more environmentally friendly. UL sits down with Dana Schneider (Empire State Realty Trust), Drew Shula (Verdical Group), Joseph Marfi (Turner Construction), Shawn Jang (Bisagni Environmental Enterprise), and Shaun McCarthy (Supply Chain Sustainability School) for an in-depth discussion about carbon emissions related topics and what’s being done globally to tackle carbon emissions.

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Nov 23 2020 / English

Supporting Government Procurement of using recycled materials using the ISO 20400 standard. Contributed by Jean-Louis Haie

An report from Australia where the Government are sustainably procuring recycled materials using the ISO 20400 standard – guidance.

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Nov 11 2020 / English

Shaun McCarthy talks about Social Value. Edited by DSediting.

When Shaun McCarthy couldn’t travel to give a presentation on Social Value he recorded a video and made it available…

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Nov 4 2020 / English

Recording of the Plastics webinar on the 20th October featuring Ann Sofie Gade, Nichola Hutson, Matt Nichols and Shaun McCarthy … Edited by Tom Hill.

Shaun McCarthy talked about the UK Plastic Tax due to be introduce on 2021 and our speakers talked about their…

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Oct 28 2020 / English

Galvanizing Action: Strategies to Maximize Engagement in Sustainable Public Purchasing

Whitepaper based on interviews with state CPOs (California and Minnesota) and state and city program leaders – focus on engaging stakeholders and expanding participation in and support of sustainable procurement.

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Oct 26 2020 / English

“Plastic Game Changer” by Amanda Keetley

Grateful thanks go to Amanda Keetley who donated her book “Plastic Game Changer” as a FREE E Book to our website and it’s users.

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Sep 30 2020 / English

Sustainable use and management of plastics.

In this module, funded by EMCOR UK, you will learn about the impacts of plastic and best practice strategies for…

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Sep 28 2020 / English

Balfour Beatty ISO 20400 case study

Balfour Beatty are the largest construction contractor in the UK. They embraced ISO 20400 immediately after it was published and have since taken two independent evaluations. This short article shares their journey and lessons learned.

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Aug 20 2020 / English

People Matter Charter by Helen Carter

Launched in January this year, the People Matter Charter provides a perfect example of the ability of the School to help companies find the answers to key questions the industry needs to address – in this case, people challenges, relating to both their own workforce and their supply chain, from diversity and skills shortages, to modern slavery.

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