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20 leading fashion brands found to contain toxic and hazardous chemicals
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High street fashion brands are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone-disrupting or even cancer-causing chemicals when … -
Helping protect forests worldwide
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By Linda Walker Linda Walker, Manager of the World Wildlife (WWF) Fund Global Forest & Trade Network-North America (GFTN-NA), explains the importance of responsible sourcing. … -
Collaboration and innovation: 9 steps to supply chain sustainability
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Following on from the discussion of Puma's work in identifying hotspots, this "9 steps to supply chain sustainability," post focuses on Step 7 - collaboration & innovation - … -
Lax fire-safety plagues garment industry
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In light of the recent disasters, the Solidaridad Network explores the concept of workers' rights and safety in the garment industry. More than 120 employees died over the … -
Wincanton driving fuel savings with longer semi-trailers
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Case study: Wincanton With the price of fuel spiralling over the last few years any way of reducing consumption will have financial as well as environmental benefits for … -
Paper is a sustainable resource: What Avon is doing to save paper
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By Tricia Heinz, Avon Tricia Heinz, Senior Manager, Global Lead for Print & Paper at Avon, delves into the world of paper and invites you to use the precious resource … -
Collaborative relations are key to procuring innovation
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Hayley Johnson of CO2Sense explores the concept of innovation in the supply chain and how collaboration can act as a catalyst for new ideas. Never before has innovation been … -
The unusual suspects: When cross-sector collaboration actually works
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What do you get if you cross a shipping firm, an NGO and a bank? Or a mobile phone company, a government department and a community of farmers? Or perhaps a carpet … -
P&G releases new fiber sourcing goals for pulp purchases
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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announced new fiber sourcing goals for the pulp it purchases. These new goals commit that by 2015: All of the pulp used in P&G’s … -
How do you engage suppliers in the developing world?
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Many companies work with suppliers spread across the world, including those in developing countries. Cafédirect shares what has best worked when engaging these diverse …
