At a presentation in the Custom House entitled "The Carbon Footprint of the Public Service" I first heard about Green Procurement. It's just another aspect that purchasers need to take into account when assessing tenders received. And where does the idea of Green-ness start and finish? Green resources: natural and sustainable, green manufacturing, green transportation, green maintenance. It's a whole new checklist!
And on a similar vein, I've just watched "Walmart-The High Cost of Low Price" and it's put me off buying things in Penney's & Dunnes. buying clothes cheap means someone somewhere is suffering/ there is abuse. Does buying in second hand clothes shops count? Or making clothes? What about where the fabric is coming from?
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