Businesses have the option to buy products and services from a number of companies, which operate or source materials from various countries. Rather than buying goods, materials and services based on a pure cost-benefit analysis, sustainable procurement allows companies to meet net benefits for the company and the wider world. Today sustainable procurement is both …
According to the Oxford dictionary, ‘sitting on the fence’ actually means avoiding making a decision or choice, and when it comes to making important decisions about a business’ operations, many companies do indeed delay making important choices which could affect its future success. Implementing a comprehensive sustainable procurement policy is one such example of this, …
To be or not to be legal? At first glance, this question seems to be relatively easy to answer. However, if you look deeper into what is legal, you then begin to realise the complexity of this question especially when it comes to forestry. Should we accept the legality requirement for the country of origin …
The APP Team and I just returned from the forests of Sembilang National Park on Betet Island where, after several months of rehabilitation, we have returned a seven-year-old Sumatran tiger called ‘Putri’ (Princess) to a safe haven after being caught up in human-tiger conflict. With less than 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild, every …
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