Pune, India:Praj Industries, a global process solutions company,
has secured Procurement Excellence Award in the category of "Best
Green Procurement Initiative of the Year". Mr. Girish Rishi, CEO of
JDA Software and chief guest of the function, presented this award
to Praj officials at the 11th Express Logistics & Supply Chain (ELSC )
Conclave held in Mumbai.
ELSC is one of Asia's largest end-to-end logistics & supply chain
conference. It includes workshops, interactive panel discussions, expert
speakers from the industry, case studies, etc.
Standing true to Praj's ethos of sustainability, Praj's supply chain
management team started Green Procurement initiative in 2015 with the
aim of raising quality standards of the biochemical processing industry.
The initiative is based on core themes of enhanced legal compliance
and safety at work, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and natural
resources like water, energy and paper, efficient operations, waste
management, including wastewater treatment. Starting with 6 suppliers in
the maiden batch, today, more than 100 suppliers ranging from mid-sized
companies to SME enterprises are at various stages of green certification.
Praj has ambitious plan of involving 100% of its tier I suppliers in the
green procurement program by 2020.
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