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Message from the
CEO
In case you missed it - we announced the program and speaker lineup for our 2018 Sustainable Purchasing Summit in Minneapolis this May 14-16! With over 80 speakers in more than 40 sessions, this year's Summit is sure to be our biggest and best Summit yet. Take a look at the program and speakers, and consider registering before the Early Bird prices expire on April 7th.
The deadline to submit a case study application for our 2018 Leadership Awards has been extended to March 16th. This is a great opportunity to bring recognition to the colleagues who have helped make your sustainable purchasing initiatives a success! While only a few submissions will earn a juried SPLC Leadership Award, all high quality case studies submitted will earn an Outstanding Case Study Award and be added to SPLC's well-used Case Study Library. Past winners include public and private sector organizations such as the State of New York, Pacific Gas & Electric, the State of California, Philips, and more.
This Tuesday our work to promote high quality supplier sustainability ratings will be featured on a GreenBiz produced webinar (details below). GreenBiz has been a great source of support and inspiration for SPLC. We launched the Council on a GreenBiz webcast in 2013 and I found special inspiration in last month's GreenBiz Forum.
 Thanks for reading SPLC UPDATE!
Sam Hummel, CEO & President |
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Registration open for June 2018
SPLC BENCHMARK Cohort Program
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"We found the BENCHMARK program very rewarding. BENCHMARK helped us document our [sustainable purchasing] program and identify what we're doing well, and specifically where we had room to improve. We were able to see where we should be focusing our attention in order to make the greatest impacts. It also provided a platform for us to discuss our program internally and externally, which laid the foundation for the State to continue the discussion... If you have the time to commit to going through the process, it's well worth the time and effort."
- Julia Wolfe, Director of Environmental Purchasing, Commonwealth of Massachussetts
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Whether your organization is just beginning its sustainable purchasing journey or has been leading the way, a common set of questions practitioners encounter are:
- What does a highly effective sustainable purchasing program look like?
- How does my organization's efforts measure up?
- How am I doing compared to my peers?
- How do I efficiently and effectively plan my organization’s next steps to capture all the value sustainable purchasing can offer?
SPLC is pleased to announce a new opportunity to answer these questions using the SPLC BENCHMARK Platform together with peers via a confidential SPLC BENCHMARK Cohort Program. Participating organizations will receive training on sustainable purchasing, support from SPLC staff, facilitated peer-to-peer dialogues, and full access to the SPLC BENCHMARK Platform. The SPLC BENCHMARK Cohort Program is open to members and non-member organizations. Space is limited, so register today!
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Full Summit Program Announced
90+ speakers in 40+ sessions
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SPLC's 2018 Webinar Series is public and free thanks to the support of
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Featuring the release of a free market research guide from SPLC that allows users to compare pre-screened third-party sustainability rating tools to find the one that best meets their organization’s procurement and supply chain needs.
You Will Learn:
- Why leading companies are increasingly adopting shared tools for rating their suppliers’ sustainability.
- How suppliers are benefitting from this trend.
- How SPLC members screened a wide-range of rating tools, including those developed for the investor community, in order to identify a set suitable for procurement and supply chain contexts.
- Where to find and how to use the new market research guide.
Speakers:
- Tim Hopper, Microsoft
- Cindy Bush, Tessy Plastics
- Sam Hummel, SPLC
- Anastasia O'Rourke, IEc
- John Davies, GreenBiz
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New Guidance One-pagers on Construction, Furnishings, & Prof. Services
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 SPLC is releasing four more Executive Summaries of our Guidance for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing. These summaries distill the key “take home” messages for each of the category guides, and provide an overview of the full chapter guidance.
The five new categories released last week are:
- Professional Services
- Electricity
- Construction & Renovation Materials
- Furnishings
- Space Leasing
Joining the list of categories released last month:
- Paints & Coatings
- Cleaning & Sanitizng Products
- Landscaping
- Integrated Pest Managemet (IPM)
- Computers
- Imaging Equipment
- Mobile Phones
- Televisions
Additional categories will be released over the next two months – stay tuned for announcements in future newsletters.
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Supplier Development Training -
State of Minnesota
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On February 28th, State of Minnesota and SPLC staff led a very well-received half-day workshop for the state’s small, medium, and diverse suppliers to help prepare them for the state's sustainable purchasing expectations.
Goals
- Educate the suppliers about MN’s sustainability goals & expectations.
- Provide suppliers with sustainability guidance and tools.
- Learn from the suppliers how MN can further support them in developing their sustainability capabilities.
"I'd like to express my gratitude to you for the wonderful job you did last week during your presentation at the Sustainability and Purchasing [Workshop]. …For someone who is still very new to this line of business, the target market and the possibilities it could create for minorities is so assuring and I will do everything within my power, to learn and understand [whatever] is required to help me grow in the business."
- Minority-owned supplier, workshop participant & trainee
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Jobs in Sustainable Purchasing
Google - Environmental Program Manager, Supply Chain
Location: Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Responsibilities: As part of Google’s Sustainable Supply Chain team, you will be responsible for ensuring that products manufactured within Google’s Supply Chain are done so in accordance with human rights standards, environmental regulation and Google’s standards of business conduct.
Apple - Environmental Program Manager - Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives
Location: Santa Clara Valley, California
Posted: Feb. 16, 2018
Responsibilities: Apple’s Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives team is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the development and management of cross-functional environmental projects.
Amazon - Sr. Program Manager, Sustainability Services
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: 2/16/2018
Responsibilities: This role will build relationships with external vendors, operations, accounting, technical teams, procurement, senior leadership and other business lines to create services that do not exist today.
Amcor - Sustainability Manager
Location: Manchester, MI
Posted: 3/7/2018
Responsibilities: Collaborates with ARP’s internal functions (product development, sales/commercial, innovation, operations, engineering, procurement, communications) to develop a coordinated sustainability plan.
Boyd Corporation - Commodity Manager, North America
Location: Thermal Laconia, NH
Responsibilities: The Commodity Manager has responsibility for an assigned group of commodities and will secure long-term total quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability of direct material supply throughout the total product lifecycle for the assigned commodity.
Have a sustainable purchasing-related job announcement you'd like to advertise to SPLC's readership? Let us know. |
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News You Can Use
Limited scope of corporate sustainability revealed
The first large-scale analysis of corporate practices for sourcing sustainable materials shows that many companies address sustainability at some level, but most deal with only one or a subset of materials within a small portion of their supply chain.
BT is adding a game-changing emissions reduction clause to supplier contracts
In a world first for supplier agreements, British telecoms giant BT is deploying a new contract clause that will require suppliers to benchmark their emissions for the supply chain of products and deliver emissions reductions over the term of the agreement.
New University of California Sustainable Procurement Policy
New sustainable purchasing policy and program at University of California covers over $8B in annual spend across the ten University of California campuses.
Automotive Industry updates its Guiding Principles to Enhances Sustainability in the Supply Chain
Updated document provides guidance to automotive supplier partners concerning the latest industry expectations in sustainability.
Big Corporations Sign on to Revitalize North American Recycled Plastics Market
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has a new plan to increase demand for recyclable plastics in North America, and with help from The Recycling Partnership, it is calling upon manufacturers and retailers to make it work.
Have a news item you'd like to pass along to SPLC's readership? Let us know. |
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Meet SPLC at Upcoming Conferences
SPLC staff and members will be attending and presenting at this conference. Let us know if you'll be there too!
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FairTrade Campaigns National Conference
Mar 23-25, 2018
Washington, DC
-- Sam will be a plenary speaker |
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National Association of Education Procurement (NAEP) Conference
Apr 8-11, 2018
Orlando, FL
-- Sam will present alongside SPLC higher ed members |
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Annual AIAG Corporate Responsibility Summit
Apr 18-19, 2018
Novi, MI
-- SPLC BENCHMARK Program Manager Kris Spriano will present |
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The Sustainablity Consortium (TSC) Summit
May 1-3, 2018
Chicago, IL
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NGLCC - the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Aug 14-17, 2018
Philadelphia, PA
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National Minority Supplier Development Conference
Oct 14-17, 2018
Austin, TX |
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