IGPN - International Green Purchasing Network
The International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) is an organization which promotes Green Purchasing around the globe
Organic? Yes. Sustainable? Not Always.
January 11, 2012
Organic? Yes. Sustainable? Not Always.
Organic produce from Mexico often ends up in an energy-intensive global distribution chain that takes it as far as New York and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, producing significant emissions that contribute to global warming.
The New York Times article 1
The New York Times article 2
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IGPN Events
- Suwon, KOREA
(3rd Int'l Conf.)
October 21-23, 2009 - MALAYSIA
March 5, '08 - JAPAN
December 15, '07 - INDIA
November 27, '07 - THAI
September 15 - 23, '07 - INDIA
January 29-31, '07 - MALAYSIA
November 6-7, '06 - SINGAPORE
November 2,'06 - Barcelona, SPAIN
(2nd Int'l Conf.)
September 20-22,'06 - CHINA
March 23-24,'06 - INDIA
March 7,'06