Draft Business Waste Strategy PDF - london.gov.uk - Greater ...
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118 Mayor of London<br />
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s <strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Management <strong>Strategy</strong><br />
London’s vast and growing purchasing power can bring about real<br />
and lasting change.<br />
5.40 Success requires businesses to adopt more responsible purchasing<br />
practices, which select suppliers based on their commitment to<br />
sustainable resource management. Implementing this sort of procurement<br />
policy and routinely assessing suppliers based on their environmental<br />
performance will support the growth of green suppliers and encourage<br />
others to adopt similar practices.<br />
Case study 57 - Fast track to waste prevention across the supply<br />
chain leads to incredible cost savings<br />
After several years of implementing a waste prevention programme<br />
at its own sites, Allied Distillers Ltd decided to involve its key suppliers<br />
in a similar initiative to encourage resource productivity. Seven supply<br />
companies were selected to participate in a waste prevention<br />
programme. Training workshops and waste reviews were followed<br />
by on-site implementation, and advice from independent consultants,<br />
which resulted in:<br />
■ cost savings of £1.2 million per year (overall potential of £1.7 million<br />
per year)<br />
■ a reduction in materials use of 945 tonnes per year.<br />
Source: Envirowise CS407<br />
Case study 58 - Improved environmental performance cascades<br />
through supply chain<br />
Since signing up to the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code<br />
in 2003, Croydon Council has implemented a wide range of steps to<br />
achieve sustainability both internally and externally by actively<br />
encouraging suppliers to reduce their environmental impact. Croydon<br />
Council also stipulates that all companies responding to tenders must<br />
use recycled content products wherever possible. Increasingly, contractors<br />
are required to report on specific environmental performance indicators,<br />
including those relating to the use of recycled materials. The Mayor of<br />
London’s Green Procurement Code is cited specifically in tender<br />
documentation to help contractors achieve targets and therefore win<br />
the council’s business.<br />
Source: London Development Agency through London Remade<br />
5.41 There is a role for large businesses to support the green development<br />
of suppliers, particularly small businesses, which may require support<br />
to implement changes to their business processes and operations.
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