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IGPN NEWSLETTER [Issue 2]
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The IGPN Newsletter is a free email newsletter to keep you updated with
the latest development on Green Purchasing around the world.
If you find the IGPN Newsletter useful, please forward it and tell your
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HEADLINES
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- The 2nd International Green Purchasing Conference in Barcelona
- Join IGPN!
- First US standard to help purchasers buy green computers published
- Global Market Booming for Organic Cotton Apparel, Home Textiles and
Personal Care Products, New Report Shows
- Japan's GPN Publish New Guidelines for Toilet Facilities
- Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) Conducts Survey On Government Green
Procurement In EU
- New Standard Helps Purchasers Buy Greener Computers
- US Random House Vows to Use 30 Pct Recycled Paper
- Tesco To Spend ?100 Million Greening Its Stores
- ECO-Buy Awards For Excellence 2006
- France Introduces Compulsory Eco-Labels for New Cars
- The European Business Awards for the Environment 2006
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The 2nd International Green Purchasing Conference in Barcelona
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Following the hugely successful 1st International Green Purchasing
Conference in Sendai, Japan in 2004, IGPN will be holding the 2nd
International Green Purchasing Conference in Barcelona, Spain between
20th and 22nd September 2006.
The 2nd International Green Purchasing Conference will provide an
opportunity for representatives of both private and public sectors
around the world to exchange information on Green Purchasing activities
and to encourage further actions on an international scale.
The 2nd International Green Purchasing Conference will be held as part
of EcoProcura 2006, which will be jointly hosted and supported by:
* ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
* International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN)
* The Provincial and City Councils of Barcelona
* The LEAP Project Consortium
* The Catalan Regional Government
* The Spanish Ministry for the Environment
Please click the following URL for more information:
http://www.igpn.org/2nd_conference/index.html
We look forward to meeting you in Barcelona!
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JOIN IGPN!
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Any individual and organisation (both public and private) who wishes to
promote green purchasing activities and development of environmentally
preferable products and services can apply for the membership.
Please click the following URL for further information on the membership
and application: http://www.igpn.org/registration/index.html
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GREEN PURCHASING NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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First US standard to help purchasers buy green computers published
On April 28, 2006, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc.(IEEE) published IEEE 1680, the first U.S. standard to supply
environmental guidelines for institutional purchasing decisions
involving desktop and laptop computers and monitors.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/first_us_standard_to_help_purc.html
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Global Market Booming for Organic Cotton Apparel, Home Textiles and
Personal Care Products, New Report Shows
Use of organically grown cotton by retail titans, fashion designers and
small and medium size companies resulted in a dramatic growth in global
retail sales of products containing organic cotton between 2001 and 2005,
according to a report recently published by Organic Exchange.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/global_market_booming_for_orga.html
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Japan's GPN Publish New Guidelines for Toilet Facilities
Japan's Green Purchasing Network (GPN) published new guidelines for
toilet facilities (GL16).
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/japans_gpn_publish_new_guideli.html
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Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) conducts survey on government green
procurement in EU
Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) have carried out a survey to provide
information on the policies, measures and practices adopted by selected
EU Member States to promote government green procurement (GGP), with
particular emphasis on the use of ecolabelling schemes.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/global_ecolabelling_network_ge.html
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New Standard Helps Purchasers Buy Greener Computers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Institute for
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association, has
announced a new voluntary environmental performance standard to help
large computer buyers make environmentally sound purchases.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/new_standard_helps_purchasers_1.html
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US Random House Vows to Use 30 Pct Recycled Paper
Leading US publisher Random House plans to invest millions of dollars to
raise the proportion of recycled paper it uses to print books to at
least 30 percent from under 3 percent at present.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/us_random_house_vows_to_use_30_1.html
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Tesco to spend ?100 million greening its stores
Environmental Finance has reported that Tesco is to invest ?100 million
($179 million) in installing renewable energy systems in new stores and
reducing its energy use.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/tesco_to_spend_100_million_gre_1.html
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ECO-Buy Awards For Excellence 2006
ECO-Buy's annual awards was announced on April 27. ECO-Buy is an
organization funded by the Victoria local government to encourage the
purchasing of green products and services.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/ecobuy_awards_for_excellence_2.html
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France Introduces Compulsory Eco-Labels for New Cars
Eco-labels reflecting CO2 emissions became a legal requirement for all
new cars sold in France as part of the country's climate change policy.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/05/france_introduces_compulsory_e.html
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The European Business Awards for the Environment 2006
The European Commission announced the European Business Awards for the
Environment 2006 on 1 June. The award, conducted as a part of Green Week
2006, recognises outstanding corporate contributions to sustainable
development.
http://www.igpn.org/news/2006/06/the_european_business_awards_f.html
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We hope you have enjoyed the IGPN Newsletter. We will be delivering more
information on Green Purchasing including best-practices and know-how,
purchasing guidelines, product information, research outcomes and the
latest trends from around the world. Please visit our web site
http://www.igpn.org/ regularly for the detailed information and the
latest news.
*If you have any Green Purchasing-related news that you would like featured
on the IGPN web site, please contact us at igpn@net.email.ne.jp
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IGPN newsletter is written and edited by Akira Kataoka, Tomoko Kurasaka
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