{"id":3131,"date":"2011-12-29T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2011\/12\/29\/next-level-purchasing-wins-better-business-bureau-torch-award-for-marketplace-ethics\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T07:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T11:29:43","slug":"next-level-purchasing-wins-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/next-level-purchasing-wins-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Level Purchasing Wins Better Business Bureau Torch Award For Marketplace Ethics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%\"><b>Leading PURCHASING certification &amp; training provider <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%\"><b>earns ethical business award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 December 29, 2011 \u2013 Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a provider of online training &amp; certification for purchasing professionals, has been awarded the 2011 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics by the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The BBB Torch Award program is open to all for-profit companies (accredited and non-accredited businesses) who are located in the 28 county service area of Western Pennsylvania. Companies were evaluated against criteria that included commitment to and demonstration of ethical practices in the marketplace; high standards of behavior toward customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders and the communities in which they do business; long-term value of ethics policies to shareholders, customers and employees; and training and communications programs to assist employees in carrying out established ethics policies.<\/p>\n<p>As a winner, Next Level Purchasing \u201cclearly demonstrates superior character on a daily basis and consistently exceeds marketplace standards for ethics in its relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, industry peers and the communities in which it does business,\u201d said Warren King, President of the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthics and integrity is of paramount importance to Next Level Purchasing as we not only operate with high ethical standards, but our clients \u2013 mid-size and large businesses \u2013 trust us to teach their employees how to do business with their suppliers ethically and profitably,\u201d said Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2 \u2013 the President and Founder of Next Level Purchasing, Inc. \u201cIt is a true honor to win the Better Business Bureau\u2019s Torch Awards as there is no name more synonymous with business ethics than the BBB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among its many ethics-related initiatives, Next Level Purchasing released an Express Course in 2011, \u201c15 Rules for Ethical Supplier Interaction,\u201d to help all clients\u2019 employees that interact with suppliers do so in a way that meets the highest standards for business ethics.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Next Level Purchasing<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 16pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%\"><i>Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training &amp; certification for purchasing professionals. Its training includes the globally-recognized SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and SPSM2<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certifications for world-class supply management success. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. 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