Supply Chain

What Actions are Needed to Achieve Sustainable Fashion Consumption?
Blog post

30 April 2012 — written by Cody Sisco, Business for Social Responsibility
Over the past several months, BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute have been working toward a “NICE Consumer” framework to drive collaboration on sustainable fashion …
Involvement of Your Procurement department in driving sustainability
Discussion

22 July 2010 — started by Liz Holford, Supply Chain Future
Many Sustainability and CSR professionals recognise that the integration of sustainability considerations into their tenders, contracts and supply chain management …
Overcoming supply chain barriers at 2degrees Live
Blog post

29 Aug. 2012 — written by Jane Bevis, Jane Bevis Consulting
Jane Bevis is the Director of Public Affairs at the British Retail Consortium and will be speaking at 2degrees Live next month. Ahead of the event, she gives a brief insight …
Consumer Futures 2020: Scenarios for tomorrow's consumers
Document

11 Oct. 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
People in procurement jobs at large corporations will increasingly have to look to sustainable sources.This new report from the non-profit organisation Forum for the Future …
Life Cycle Assessment: An executive overview of applications, market drivers, and business benefits
Document

13 Nov. 2012 — added by Douglas Helman, PE International
A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) enables your organisation to analyse the entire life cycle of your products or services with regard to their environmental, social and financial …
Conflicted about Conflict Minerals?
Blog post

1 Feb. 2012 — written by Abbie Buckman, 2degrees
If you deal with electronics or certain other manufacturing (such as jet engines) in your products, you may have noticed increasing attention paid to the sourcing of …
Achieve Total Lifecycle Carbon Footprint Reductions: RB & URS share experiences [recording]
Webinar recording

10 July 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Reckitt Benckiser, the global consumer products leader with brands including Dettol, Finish, Vanish, Durex, Air Wick and Nurofen, recently announced it has met its ambitious …
Understanding Hotspots in Your Supply Chain: Where to start?
Blog post

2 May 2012 — written by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
Over the next few weeks, the Supply Chain Working Group will be focusing on the topic of supply chain hotspots. We’ll be examining why you should identify them, how you …
Summit Table M: Reducing Carbon, Waste and Risk.
Blog post

19 Jan. 2012 — written by Lucia Gunn, 2degrees
Organisations have long grappled with the challenges of improving efficiency and reducing costs throughout their supply chains; concern over the sustainable use of resources …
Refrigeration energy loss
Discussion

17 Jan. 2011 — started by James Barber, SK Chilled Foods
What is the best way to capture heat lost/generated in the compressor and the condenser? Is this a cost effective and feasible area in which to recover wasted energy?