Table of Contents, Green Purchasing and Sustainability
Robert Menard, Certified Purchasing Professional, Certified Professional Purchasing Consultant
Editor’s note: this blog post is the Table of Contents of Green Purchasing and Sustainability, a workbook and manual of how to go green and save money in the process. Order information will be available in July.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Overview 1
Introduction 3
What is sustainability 6
Why sustainability 6
Agendas 10
Drivers 11
Global Economics 13
Recap 15
Quiz 16
Chapter Two
Energy 19
Electricity 21
Exercise Electricity 26
Fuels, Power 27
Exercise Fuels, Power 33
Fuels, Motor 35
Exercise Fuels, Power 44
Chapter Three
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle 47
The 3Rs 49
Reduce 51
Exercise, Reduce 56
Reuse 57
Exercise, Reuse 60
Recycle 61
Exercise, Recycle 66
Construction and Facilities 67
Construction 69
USGBC and LEED 70
Exercise, Construction 72
Concrete 73
Exercise, Concrete 76
Water 77
Low Impact Development 78
Retention and detention ponds 79
Exercise, Water 80
Facilities 83
Solar Energy 84
Exercise, Solar Energy 87
Facilities tips 88
Exercise, Facilities tips 92
Web site information 93
Chapter Five
Chemical/Environmental Management 95
Chemistry 97
Carbon Footprint 98
Policies & Procedures 99
Exercise 102
Pushback 103
Solvents 104
Exercise, Solvents 106
Case Studies 107
Exercises, Case Studies 112
ISO 14000 113
Exercise, ISO 14000 115
Chapter Six
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 117
A must unusual experience 119
The Public 120
The Press 121
Corporate Examples 122
Exercise 124
Supply Chain 125
Exercise, Supply Chain 129
Case Studies 130
Exercises, Case Studies 135
Data Center Dilemma 136
ISO 26000 137
Chapter Seven
Writing a Green Procurement 139
Da Plan, Da Plan 141
Green Procurement Principles 143
Vision 144
Current Status 145
Metrics 146
Goals 149
Actions, Schedules, and Responsibilities 152
Chapter Eight
Recap and Conclusion 153
Congratulations 155
Two distinct categories 156
Expect these constant companions 159
No magic bullets 160
Follow on 161
Quiz and Exercise Answers 163
How Green is your Purchasing 165
Chapter One 169
Chapter Two 171
Chapter Three 177
Chapter Four 181
Chapter Five 187
Chapter Six 193
Appendices 197
Carbon Disclosure Project 199
Supplemental Information 203
Index 207