Fundamentals of Sustainability Purchasing - Sustainability Purchasing Network

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June 12 Workshop (8am-1pm)
The Fundamentals of Sustainability Purchasing

Increasingly, businesses, governments and not-for-profits are enjoying the benefits of sustainability purchasing: values alignment, improved product and service quality, environmental and social benefits, reduced risk and enhanced financial competitiveness.

This popular workshop helps purchasers understand the fundamentals important for laying the foundations for sustainability purchasing. Learn to:

    > Communicate the business case for sustainability purchasing

    > Minimize the costs of sustainability purchasing

    > Find simple and practical examples, tools and resources, and

    > Connect and learn from other sustainability purchasers

Fees

Workshops
$245 for private/public sector
$175 for non-profit, small business and PMAC members
$100 for students

Registration
Please send a registration form <http://www.buysmartbc.com/UserFiles/File/SPN Event Registration Sheet(1).doc>  to us by fax (604-488-5351) or email <mailto:lshore@fraserbasin.bc.ca?subject=Register%20for%20SPN%20Event> .

Fundamentals of Sustainability Purchasing
June 12, 2008  8am-1pm  
Room C150 UBC Robson Square <http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/maps/robson.html> , 800 Robson Street
   

For more information on any of our events, please see our website <http://www.buysmartbc.com/learning-events.html>  or contact us <mailto:info@buysmartbc.ca?subject=SPN%20Event%20Information%20Request> .
The Sustainability Purchasing Network, a program of the Fraser Basin Council, is a coalition of organizations with a mission to promote the growth and effectiveness of sustainability purchasing practices & foster economic sustainability.