A paradigm from the humanities to a political awareness, sustainable development appears gradually as a lever for development of enterprises.
Demonstrated the concept of reputation capital: the introduction and deployment of CSR in a company through the legal certainty that results in this case may generate a climate of confidence in the markets and shareholders.
In this movement, it seems appropriate to look at the penetration and the mesh of this principle within the procurement function to identify the boundaries of value creation that results.

The manager must control its procurement risk.

Head of triptych cost / time / quality, it is also responsible for the consequences of the performance that follows.
Beyond these objectives, the purchasing manager, especially in large industrial projects, is now responsible for the deployment of a responsible purchasing policy.
The Corporate Social Responsibility in this case establishes a panel of good practices to reduce the cost of acquisition and possession of the undertaking by a process of anticipation and prevention of environmental risks.
Beyond the strict consensus of legal norms is a process of dissemination of knowledge within teams as well as tools for managing the procurement, through its process, which must be considered in particular taking into account the cost of risk (1) environment.
This posture creates an investment made by the adjudicator to reliable overall cost of ownership at the end of the project.
It can for example make direct expenditure to equip the management of procurement with the aim of increasing the legal cover of the company.

The EMS

The first step is to densify the substrate quality assurance of the company by the creation of an Environmental Management System (EMS), environmental prescriber hub of the company, whose main task is a classification of substances chemical (2) used in the product life cycle.
Finally, the SME is the guarantor of a “black list”, ie a repository of products or prohibited practices during various production process (assembly, integration, on-site work, subcontracting in situ or ex situ, transport) and the definition of product / process substitution to apply to the external (outsourcing) via the internal (Purchase).
It should also be clear that such a repository is a family of specific purchase (a surface treatment for example does not pose a very specific pipeline or drilling).

Meet the requirements of the EMS

In the second movement, the purchasing division must have tools designed to respect the environmental requirements and at all levels of the process which governs its activities:

- Integration of requirements for obtaining certification within specific regulations for consultation
- Integration of these requirements by introducing specific provisions in the purchase contract (general conditions, special, general and particular specification ..)
- The establishment of arrangements to raise awareness of the requirement and its monitoring (scheduling visits and audits)

The establishment of such a device raises the legitimate question of the return it provides.
Reputation capital is a positive effect of “effort”, but it is not modeled by revenue characterized.
A failure to formally quantify a return on Investment for Sustainable Development within the procurement function, it would emphasize the concept of avoided cost.
Consolidating the procurement documents of the company by the introduction of environmental requirements has the effect of reversing the burden of proof in cases of serious loss.
Indeed, while the payer is responsible for choosing its subcontractors and by extension of the subcontractors to lower ranks. The establishment of specific requirements in contracts in that allows the payer to minimize legal risk inherent in failure (environmental) of a player in its supply chain.
Furthermore, the concept of gain sharing (3) can not be considered. Obtaining a provider of ISO 14001 certification represents a real competitive edge in a competitive environment.
The initial investment characterized by the implementation of environmental management systems in line with the requirements of “external” can also be a creation of value (market access).

The Last Word: less than a year before the defeat by developers of technology globalization “I mean 1) ups specializing in Internet and supported by funds from venture capitalists who strive to create a flagship application (which, in general, to locate web sites) and 2) the “hybrid technology providers and services” are warned that, in essence, sub-contractors setting up a “technological history” in order ‘impress clients and investors naive. I have mixed feelings about these companies to the globalization of technology and their role in our service industry. I often hoped that these new players and some leaders of our industry break the secrets for a more secure future. Unfortunately, none of them ever showed us the path to success in this market. Until now, no technology has proved capable of meeting the expectations of the location. Utility douteuseCes last six months we have found that business ideas and management teams ineffective, based in order to realize their dream of entry into scholarship to “get rich quick” will not survive. Among the companies are weak players in globalization technology that aims to develop tools for locating web despite their usefulness douteuse.J uses the words “doubtful” because 1) I am not sure that there really large market for Web localization and 2) if the market exists, before designing a machine location “, perhaps is it more important to find writers capable of translating the marketing materials or create pricing strategies which will cover the actual cost of production. I also think that the actors of globalization technology soon divest their software sector to “content management”. For more information on this theory, visit www.simultrans.com / solutions / futureofglobalization.htm.Qui want proprietary software? At the end the most practical of the board are the major companies in the localization, which have expanded their staff by acquiring their competitors. They invested at various levels in the development of proprietary tools. If they have invested heavily in technological research, they are probably in worse economic shape (as is the case or ALPNET Bowne, for example). If they have made only modest investments in technology, they probably are doing better (in the case of Lionbridge and SDL, for example). In any event, be it a large or small business, most of these investments will be lost. As always, customers will remain the only decision-makers: it is in their interest. And it is to protect that interest will continue to use the flexible, standard market, in general from suppliers such as TRADOS. The alternative non-owner will take precedence over the proprietary technology, first slowly, then this trend will accelerate when we know better the problems and real and vain (mainly marketing) proprietary technology. The two are they irreconcilable? Throughout the world, companies globalize. For the localization industry, it was an El Dorado: a world where demand for location services is greater than the number of suppliers. The role played by technology developers in the greater globalization of equation remains to be clarified. Similarly, it remains to be seen whether a company will offer a service or product better, thus enabling it to dominate the market. Localization is a complex and, like any service industry currently requires a good understanding of technology and how best to use it. Some CEOs of the world think of localization, perhaps by passion for technology or covetousness of wealth generated by enterprises of technological products, they can convert their service business into a production company. Most of the customers in looking for the location and need a human, not technological solutions. Customers wishing to benefit from improvements and not substitutes for human intelligence. Customers wishing to take advantage of location services compétents use a company that understands and uses technology wisely. Translations, particularly location-based services can not be processed and therefore created or delivered only by an automated system. The customer is roil global business (service or product) will continue to create, to create, join and disappear. That is the reality of our industry. This portrait of the future of technology in our industry may seem gloomy, but the change, even if it appears to be a regression, is an integral part of the changing business world. The technology is improving all the time. Fortunately, many technologies and companies are designed to generate income and thus to satisfy customers. In the end, it will be the customers who truly benefit from these developments. This article was first published in the magazine MultiLingual Computing & Technology, No. 37, Volume 12, Issue 1 © 2001 MultiLingual Computing, Inc..