UK moves toward greener supply chains

Sustainability is set to become one of the top three considerations in the purchasing decisions of large UK companies over the next 18 months as the pressure of environmental regulation makes them demand commitment to good environmental practice throughout their supply chain.

In London, the Lord Mayor’s office has launched the Green Procurement Code to offer organisations assistance with “greening” their supply chain. Earlier this month, BT revealed a new procurement policy that calls for its 6,000 contracted suppliers to measure, report and reduce their carbon footprints.

“The message is clear,” said Alex Rabbetts, managing director of data centre specialists Migration Solutions, “sustainability is not just for big companies — it is now going to be important to anyone who wants to sell to them as well.”

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