{"id":2369,"date":"2007-11-19T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-19T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2007\/11\/19\/animal-friendly-purchasing-in-action\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T06:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:25:28","slug":"animal-friendly-purchasing-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/animal-friendly-purchasing-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Friendly Purchasing In Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the purchasing articles I write are based on success experiences in my purchasing career. However, last month\u2019s article entitled \u201cPurchasing, Social Responsibility &amp; Animals\u201d was based on what I viewed as an emerging trend.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>I have to say, the research that I did in writing this article really affected me. And I have taken personal small steps to embrace the guidelines covered in the article.<\/p>\n<p>A few examples (albeit small) include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We recently rearranged our offices here at Next Level Purchasing headquarters and had to purchase a new office chair. Instead of buying a leather chair, we bought an upholstered one.<\/li>\n<li>My old wallet had gotten pretty beat up. So instead of buying a new leather wallet, I bought one made from synthetic materials.<\/li>\n<li>At home, we switched from Suave conditioner to White Rain because the packaging of the latter specifically says that the product was not tested on animals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These were simple decisions. But it honestly gave me something to feel good about.<\/p>\n<p>If all of us committed to these simple types of lifestyle changes, I think it could make a difference in our world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/apics-vs-ism-10-point-conference-comparison\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cAPICS vs. ISM:  A 10-Point Conference Comparison\u201d (Edit)\">APICS vs. ISM: A 10-Point Conference Comparison<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/apologies\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cApologies\u201d (Edit)\">Apologies<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/apple-global-supply-manager-pleads-not-guilty\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cApple Global Supply Manager Pleads Not Guilty\u201d (Edit)\">Apple Global Supply Manager Pleads Not Guilty<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/apple-supplier-employee-commits-suicide-a-new-case-for-supplier-codes-of-conduct\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cApple Supplier Employee Commits Suicide \u2013 A New Case For Supplier Codes of Conduct?\u201d (Edit)\">Apple Supplier Employee Commits Suicide \u2013 A New Case For Supplier Codes of Conduct?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/application-modern-operational-concepts-procurement-comment-procure-pay-systems\/\">Application of Modern Operational Concepts in Procurement: A Comment on Procure-to-Pay Systems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the purchasing articles I write are based on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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