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SPN Case Studies
Concert is an award-winning diversified real estate enterprise involved in developing and acquiring rental housing, commercial and industrial properties, condominium housing, seniors living communities, resort developments, and hotels in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. With assets in excess of $1.3 billion and shareholder equity of approximately $800 million, Concert is exclusively owned by Canadian union and management pension plans. The company has combined its interest in social and sustainable purchasing with its interest in supporting skills and trades training. This case study reviews Concert's support of Tradeworks Training Society, a social enterprise that helps foster independence by providing job-related skills training, counselling, and work opportunities.
Hbc is Canada’s largest diversified general merchandise retailer, with over 580 retail locations and nearly 70,000 employees. Hbc has 1,600 vendors from which they currently source their private label and captive brands, most of which are located in China. Hbc has an ethical sourcing program to ensure that their vendors meet a code of conduct that includes the protection of human rights, environmental and other requirements. This 2007 case study reviews Hbc's ethical sourcing program.
Catalyst Paper is a leading producer of mechanical printing papers in North America. They also produce market kraft pulp and own Western Canada’s largest paper recycling facility. Catalyst have nearly 4,000 suppliers, spending approximately $1B annually on wood fibre, electricity, oil and natural gas, chemicals, machinery, transportation, and other business necessities. Catalyst is the single largest purchaser of forest fibre in BC. Chain of custody management is very important to many of Catalyst's environmentally-minded customers, to ensure that paper is certified from the source(s) stated. This 2007 case study reviews Catalyst Paper's program to certify the chain of custody of its wood fibre.
Other Case Studies
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC) adopted Buy Smart, its sustainability purchasing program, in 2007 to ensure its sustainability and Aboriginal participation commitments are taken into account during the acquisition and licensing of goods and services. Its scope applies to all of VANOC’s procurement and sourcing activities related to planning, hosting and staging the 2010 Winter Games. This 2007 case study reviews the history, successes and challenges of the VANOC Buy Smart program.
Sustainable procurement case studies from the UK Government's Sustainable Development Office.
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