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Thanks to all who attended our "Introduction to Sustainable Purchasing" and "Maximizing the Impact of Sustainable Purchasing" learning events in November, as well as the Social Impacts Purchasing Summit.

New events are planned for the spring of 2013 — stay tuned for details!

Buy Sustainably, Buy Smart

The BuySmart Network (formerly the Sustainability Purchasing Network) is a key source of information and education on sustainable purchasing. Administered by the non-profit Fraser Basin Council, BuySmart benefits from the participation of leaders in business, public bodies and non-profit organizations who are willing to share procurement strategies and learn from each other.

Would you like to help create a cleaner environment, a healthier community and better workplaces by weighing the social, economic and environmental impacts of the goods and services you buy? Welcome ― this website is for you.

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News from the Network

Sponsor News

posted on 5:02 PM, March 8, 2013

The BuySmart Network welcomes Vancity as a returning sponsor and new sponsors Novex Delivery Solutions and Fairware Promotional Products. Thanks to these organizations for their support of sustainable purchasing.

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November Workshop a Success

posted on 3:37 PM, November 1, 2012

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Thanks to everyone who attended our November 30 workshop "Maximizing the Impact of Sustainable Purchasing."

This was an engaging session on supply chain management, with a focus on how to integrate sustainability into bid documents, create performance scorecards for suppliers and evaluate proposals. Our particular appreciation to guest presenters Jason Boyce (Nature's Path) and Victoria Wakefield (UBC) for their valuable insights.

Watch for new events coming this spring!

 

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New Purchasing Resources

posted on 3:33 PM, October 13, 2011

Check out these resources:

  • Focus forward – enhancing supply chain value with green logistics and transportation – New in a series of sustainability reports from SCL and RBC, Focus forward helps businesses understand and tackle the top five environmental challenges relevant to operational logistics. Read the report.
  • ENP Social Enterprise Purchasing Toolkit – Enterprising Non-Profits offers online resources, including a directory of Canadian social enterprises, to help you consider social values in purchasing decisions. Explore the toolkit on the ENP website.
  • Global Scan of Sustainable Purchasing Practices – Here are highlights of a scan of the sustainable purchasing practices of companies both inside and outside the insurance industry. Download the summary. The full report is available on the Cooperators website.
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Our Supporters


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Does it really matter what a business buys? It does! Just ask our sponsors. By leading change for environmental, social and economic sustainability, they are seeing value in a triple bottom line. And by supporting the BuySmart Network, they are helping others do the same.

Quick Picks


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Do you need resources to kick start your own sustainability purchasing strategy? Check out some popular titles:

Program Vision

The vision of the BuySmart Network is for organizations in all sectors to recognize sustainable purchasing as smart purchasing and to make it integral to their operations.

Our Work

The BuySmart Network helps public, private and non-profit organizations learn how to purchase products and services that offer social, economic and environmental benefits and to create a sustainable purchasing strategy that supports their own goals.

Our Sponsors

The work of the BuySmart Network is possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, along with the contributions of partners, advisors and a circle of participants. Find out more.

Reach Us

BuySmart is a program of the Fraser Basin Council (FBC), a charitable non-profit society that advances sustainability in the Fraser River Basin, across BC, and beyond. Established in 1997, FBC brings people together from multiple sectors to learn about sustainability and find collaborative solutions to current issues.

For more on the BuySmart Network, contact , Director of External Relations and Corporate Development at the Fraser Basin Council.

Learn more about FBC by visiting www.fraserbasin.bc.ca.
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