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The official publication of NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
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Green
Purchasing
Around the
World
Common challenges,
common solutions
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014
PLUS:
Getting Money to
Classroom Teachers
5 Energy
Misconceptions
How to Build a
Category Analysis
Leveraging the
Buzzword Paradigm
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