Supply Chain

In 2013, will companies finally face up to supply chain risks?
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15 Feb. — written by Charlie Ashford, Corporate Citizenship

What was the defining sustainability theme of 2012? The (un)ethical supply chain is a strong contender. Supply chain scandals hit the headlines throughout the year. Apple was …
Reducing risk and driving business value: CDP Supply Chain report highlights
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5 Feb. — written by Katharine Earley, Sustainability copywriter and journalist

Katharine Earley highlights key findings and best practice examples from Bank of America, L’Oréal, BT Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and Johnson & Johnson in this year's CDP …
UK Minister Says: The best way of spreading good practice is peer to peer
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12 Feb. — written by Ria Miller, 2degrees

The UK Minister of State for Agriculture and Food spoke yesterday at Oxford University about the importance of farming in a future of climate change and population …
Catalysing collaborative change within global cotton supply chains
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8 Feb. — written by Katharine Earley, Sustainability copywriter and journalist

Katharine Earley speaks to Rosanne Gray about CottonConnect’s role in catalysing positive change, creating opportunities for brands and farmers, and the benefits of sourcing …
How leading companies are collaborating to reduce shipping emissions [Webinar recording]
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28 Jan. — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

BSR discusses with CCWG members Heineken and Maersk Line how the Clean Cargo Working Group helps them further sustainability in transport. Click here to download the …
Forget biofuel. The logistics sector is focused on gas
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22 Jan. — written by Mike Scott, Carbon Copy Communications

Mike Scott finds a UK logistics industry keen to do more to drive efficiency, cut costs - and find new solutions to old problems. Freight transport accounts for around a …
The tragedy of waste: How the industry is eating its words and changing its ways to respond
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14 Jan. — written by Sarah Daly, mygreeneye

Sarah Daly at Best Foot Forward shows how the industry is eating its words and changing its ways to respond. Shocking news from a report by the Institution of Mechanical …
How Heineken and Maersk Line are reducing their environmental impact through collaboration
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10 Jan. — written by Jonathan Morris, BSR

Jonathan Morris of BSR looks at how companies such as Heineken and Maersk Line are improving their environmental performance through collaboration in the Clean Cargo Working …
Big fines for giant US retailers for ‘bamboozling’ customers
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9 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

US retail giants Amazon, Macy’s, Max Studio and Sears have been ordered to pay big fines for mislabelling their products and trying to pass off rayon fabrics as genuine …
B&Q is seeking a long-term, sustainable replacement to peat – Can you help?
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11 April 2011 — started by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees

In the early 1990s, environmental NGOs, and then the UK government identified the use of peat in growing media for gardening and horticulture as unsustainable, and the …
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