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University of British Columbia: sustainable procurement for offices
Calculated 'green' decisions Procurement policy guides sustainability actions for staff, students, faculty Green choices are often cheaper or have a short payback on investment University of
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Procuring sustainable office supplies and consumables
Consumables such as paper, staples or beverages are cheap if you consider how often they are used and how easily they are replaced. The decision to use more sustainable suppliers is made easier today
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Grey-water recycling in Spanish hotels
Water recycling by design Grey-water recycling system built into hotel design from the ground up Reduces annual fresh water consumption by around 20 % The 100-room NH Campo de Gibraltar hotel in
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Waste recycling at Scottish golf course saves money
Sustainable golf, a pledge for greener greens Integrated materials and resource handling and recycling programme Savings of nearly € 30 000 per year thanks to new waste-management approach  Sinc
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Chemical company reduces waste and related costs
Dumpster dipping tells a story 24 tonnes of waste prevented from being sent to landfill Annual cost savings of nearly € 2 300 through reduced waste collection Improved working relationship
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Simple water efficiency measures at Henderson of Edinburgh
Water is precious… established Scottish restaurant tells why A growing food business zeroed in on a major water waster… toilets Fitting passive infrared sensors reduced toilet water use by up to
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Training staff to improve resource efficiency in offices
In steering changes towards more efficient and greener performance in a company, it is important to engage staff in the process to ensure that they are on-board. It is always a challenge to change
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Smarter transport logistics with driver behaviour improvement system
Track and trace paves way to better driving Software to track and train drivers boosts flet management efficiency Fuel economy improved by 11 % Fuel wasted through idling reduced by 68 % Sco
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Professional software to optimise international transport logistics
Simple solutions to complex challenges Software enables centralised purchasing for multi-located company It results in more transport bundling, reducing costs and CO2 emissions Greiner Bio-One
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Lighting system based on long-life fluorescent lamps and high-performance reflectors at Fibro GmbH
How innovative lighting reflects a company’s ‘green’ mood A lighting refit with much more at stake than energy savings Efficient light renders over 50 % energy savings Investment of € 631 000
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Laundry in Germany saves resources by using rainwater
Every drop counts Industrial laundry cuts a major resource cost simply by catching and using rainwater National environment fund (DBU) backed the project Company cuts fresh water use by 22 %  
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Total product redesign - diaper manufacturer
A diaper company applies cradle-to-cradle principles to its products It creates a reusable, disposable and partly biodegradable diaper gDiapers, a company producing diapers (nappies) decided to