The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) remains optimistic about the future of ‘green sourcing’ despite global leaders not coming to an agreement at the recent Copenhagen summit. To date, there are a small number of ‘green’ outsourcing contracts that signed without considering the outsourcing supplier’s ‘greenness’.
The NOA has spearheaded its Green Steering Committee as a guide for the outsourcing industry on what ‘greenness’ really entails in sourcing. This will increase the effort in understanding this segment of the industry, helping to make ‘green sourcing’ a better established segment.
This year will also herald more developments in green products and services that affect a business’ green credentials.
Government requirements like Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) makes way for new opportunities in business process outsourcing. A pioneer in this space is Advisory First Carbon, a division of ADEC, which grabbed the opportunity to offer ‘carbon accounting’ to businesses that need to assess and cut down their carbon footprint. As expected with outsourcing, this will enable companies to focus their efforts in following this legislation and in growing their businesses, leaving tedious processes to outsourcing suppliers.
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