SciQuest Receives Green Supply Chain Award

SciQuest, Inc., the global on-demand software leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has recognized the company with a 2009 Green Supply Chain Award. SciQuest received the honor for helping organizations meet their sustainable and green supply chain goals through its eprocurement solutions.

"SciQuest's eprocurement solutions provide the necessary components to support environmental purchasing goals that, combined with the company's track record of success in helping organizations bring spending under management, create a more sustainable, cost-efficient supply chain. We congratulate SciQuest on this achievement," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

SciQuest offers a full suite of eprocurement solutions that support every aspect of a sustainable and green procurement program. Delivered on-demand, SciQuest is easy to implement and maintain, enables the promotion of sustainable suppliers and products, and provides the tracking and reporting tools that those championing sustainability need to measure and promote their success--all as part of one, unified system.

"We are thrilled to receive this recognition, as it reflects SciQuest's proven ability to provide our customers with the solutions they need to manage spending intelligently while achieving sustainability goals," said Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO of SciQuest. "The kinds of products an organization buys and the suppliers it does business with determine to a large degree whether its operations are sustainable or not. With SciQuest, our customers are able to transform noble green ideals into real fiscal policies that make a difference."

SciQuest helps organizations to easily maintain relationships with sustainable suppliers and support green procurement practices throughout the organization. The company's solutions also provide functionality to streamline the entire procurement process and help organizations minimize their carbon footprint as well as that of their suppliers. For more information and resources on sustainable procurement, including the SciQuest-NAEP co-authored report on "The Current State of Green Procurement Trends within Higher Education," visit www.sciQuest.com/green.