Agriculture

BraveGen and the Safetree™ Certification Programme
BraveGen and the Safetree™ Certification Programme

BraveGen and the Safetree™ Certification Programme

BraveGen is the system used to deliver contractor certification across the whole of the New Zealand forest industry. The Safetree Contractor Certification Programme provides forestry with an industry standardised assessment of a contractor's suitability to work. This scheme was designed for forestry, by forestry. Jointly funded by ACC and the forestry industry, Safetree™ is part [...]

By Chris Lindley| 2018-01-17T15:21:12+00:00 October 30th, 2017|Agriculture, BraveGen, Environmental Compliance, Forestry, Government, Health & Safety, New Zealand, Sector, Supply Chain|

Five Criteria for Sustainable Purchasing Decisions

The Sustainable Purchasing Council thinks procurement departments should apply five criteria when reaching responsible purchasing decisions. The first of these is understanding the ‘relevant environmental, social and economic impacts’. This implies quantifying / analysing organizational spend, and tapping into authoritative sources to estimate the knock-on costs.The four underpinning criteria are taking responsibility for these impacts, [...]