Read our guide to Sustainable Procurement. Find out how spending and investment in goods, services and utilities will maximise business success, environmental efficiency and your business' green credentials.

• Promoting sustainable business through the 'greening' of sport

  13 February 2012 | North America, Climate Change, Carbon

  The NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has pioneered the ‘greening’ of professional sports in the United States, acting as the principle environmental advisor to the country’s major sporting organizations. Read more...

• The evolution of sustainability

  13 February 2012 | Finance/insurance, Climate Change

  Throughout the great recession of 2007 – 2010, there was a dislocation of trust between companies and the global communities they serve. Emerging from the recession, any company wanting to repair such dislocation has used sustainability as the model to achieve best results. Read more...

• Sustainable agricultural growth

  22 November 2011 | Food and agriculture

  The challenges, present and future, to food supply and to the environment faced by many countries make sustainable intensification of agricultural production a major priority. Sustainable intensification, or ‘Save and Grow’, involves producing more while saving the natural resource base and contributing more to natural capital and the flow of environmental services. Read more...

• Synergy is essential to sustainability at Nedbank

  01 November 2011 | Africa, Carbon

  Widely regarded as South Africa’s green and caring bank, a key lesson of Nedbank’s ongoing sustainability journey is that it cannot be achieved in isolation. Read more...

• Towards water sustainability

  05 October 2011 | Africa, Water

  In 2010 Nedbank became the first financial organisation in Africa to achieve carbon neutrality, effectively entrenching its position as a sustainability leader. The group has since made water a key focus of its ongoing sustainability efforts. The objective is simple: water security. Read more...

• How can business adapt to climate change?

  01 July 2011 | Finance/insurance, Climate Change, Carbon, Legislation

  A major focus of business is to reduce emissions. It’s sometimes overlooked that business must also adapt to climate changes happening now and to come. In this green guide, Greg Masters, Climate Change Specialist at Dent Associates Ltd explains the issues and his top five tips for how to adapt. Read more...

• Including carbon emissions within your ‘green’ ICT Strategy?”

  14 June 2011 | Energy, Climate Change, Carbon

  There are increasing drivers on business to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Regulation and taxation will increasingly apply direct costs on organisations based on their carbon emissions, while customers are increasingly factoring in considerations surrounding sustainability performance and carbon emissions into the supplier selection process. Read more...

• Efficiency gains through sustainable procurement

  23 March 2011 | Finance/insurance, Europe

  Within sustainable procurement, efficiency gains are both a signifier of business success and a means with which to obtain corporate sustainability. However, they also play a vital role in complying with governmental legislation and the regulation of corporate carbon emissions. Read more...

• EU regulations governing tenderers and suppliers for regeneration projects

  21 March 2011 | Finance/insurance, Europe, Legislation

  EU-wide policies regulate sustainable urban planning procurement for energy efficient architecture and renewable utilities. Find out the basics of the transparency, procurement and tendering regulations for sustainable development projects. Read more...

• Green procurement in business: local stewardship

  17 March 2011 | Finance/insurance, Europe

  Green procurement in business has responded to pressure to protect local environments and economies from the effects of their products. This has taken many forms including focusing on local supply chains and local jobs, extending their product stewardship, encouraging manufacturers to design environmentally friendly products and resource conservation, reducing the energy and resources in creating a product. These options can boost bottom line for businesses, promoting cost-reduction and sustainability. Read more...

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