14 December 2006

Regulars

4 Editorial

News

7 OGC faces MPs over IT spend

8 Brown aims for sustainable spend

9 Energy consultants should be accredited

10 IT can improve supplier relationships

11 Delay before weak dollar benefits buyers

12 Canadian contracts tendered unfairely

New focus

15 Promoting greener purchasing

Law update

16 Party perils

Opionion

18 Stefan Stern, John Healey, Letters, Adviser

Knowledge zone

38 CIPS course Books, reviews

40 CIPS update

44 CIPS diary

46 People & jobs

47 Appointments

54 Home truths

Features

22 Cover story

News

28 Review

Ethical

30 issues

Innovation

32 CIPSA

Interpersonal

36 Skills