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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

Sedex Brings Public and Private Sectors Together to Discuss Paths to Sustainable Supply Chains

Published on March 29, 2015

About a 6 minute read

On a crisp Wednesday morning last week, the 2015 Sedex Global Responsible Sourcing Conference kicked off in London’s Parliament Square, barely a stone’s throw from the seat of British government. The event saw 500 delegates from brands including ... View More

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Supply Chain

#BusinessCase: SABMiller, UPS Among Companies Scoring Triple Advantages from Socially Responsible Supply Chains

Published on March 27, 2015

About a 3 minute read

A new report from the World Economic Forum identifies 31 proven practices to help companies achieve a triple advantage of increased revenue, a reduction in supply chain cost and added brand value. The practices also help companies shrink their carbon... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Waste Is an Error of Design

Published on March 25, 2015

About a 4 minute read

There is a worldwide concern that the ability of our environmental systems to sustain the conditions of life as we know it is being compromised. We need to act now, and we need to act fast, so today more than ever we need innovative solutions and a d... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

Amerplast Announces New, Flexible Packaging Made From Sugar Cane

Published on March 20, 2015

About a 2 minute read

This week, Amerplast, one of Europe's largest flexo printers and bag converters, began a supply partnership with Braskem, a global leader in biopolymers, to market Green Polyethylene (Green PE) made from a renewable sugar cane ethanol, to tissue segm... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Nestlé Shares Challenges, Progress, Renews Partnerships in Efforts to Create 'Shared Value'

Published on March 18, 2015

About a 2 minute read

This week, Nestlé released the summary of its 2014 Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value report, which highlights the company’s progress — and challenges — in meeting its societal commitments. The report gives stakeholders the opportunity ... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

Can Products Be Convenient Without Being Wasteful?

Published on March 17, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Selling a product in today’s world is not just about quality and price point anymore. Packaging has become a key factor in the way companies sell products, and specifically, how (if at all) they are making packaging more sustainable. What companies... View More

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Supply Chain

Nestlé USA Celebrating Easter with Expanded Commitment to Sustainable Cocoa

Published on March 13, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Just in time for Easter, Nestlé USA has announced an expansion of its commitment to sourcing sustainable cocoa through its global Nestlé Cocoa Plan. This year Nestlé, in partnership with UTZ Certified, has purchased enough certified cocoa to produ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Trending: NGOs Prompt Sweeping Improvements to Animal Welfare in the Dairy Supply Chain

Published on March 10, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Animal welfare NGOs Mercy for Animals (MFA) and The Humane League declared victories this week, having motivated more large food companies to reform their animal treatment policies, this time after exposing supplier cruelty toward dairy cows and veal... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Hershey Promises GMO-Free Kisses by the End of the Year

Published on March 3, 2015

About a 3 minute read

U.S. chocolate giant Hershey has announced that it “will transition some of its most popular chocolate brands, including Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolates and Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars to simpler ingredients." The shift comes in response to... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Nestlé USA Removing All Artificial Flavors, Colors from Its Chocolate Candy by the End of 2015

Published on February 19, 2015

About a 3 minute read

This week, Nestlé USA boldly committed to removing all artificial flavors and FDA-certified colors from all of its chocolate candy products by the end of 2015. The change will affect the food giant’s current portfolio of more than 10 chocolate bra... View More

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New Metrics

The Leaders and Laggards of Sustainability Goals

Published on February 13, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Imagine that you arrive to take your first flying lesson. The instructing pilot asks, “How much fuel do you guess we should put in the tank?” You think: “Guess? Come again? Shouldn’t we calculate the distance between where we are and where we... View More

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Supply Chain

Danone, Unilever Among 6 Major Companies With Comprehensive Deforestation Policies

Published on February 13, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Only six major companies and one investor — Danone, Unilever, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Kao Corp., Reckitt Benckiser Group, and financial services giant HSBC — have comprehensive policies in place to protect tropical forests, according to a ... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

Multi-Sector Gathering Calls for Harmonized Framework for Shifting to Sustainable Product Portfolios

Published on February 6, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Last week, Sustainable Brands participated in and helped support an important meeting in Berlin, hosted by BASF, entitled "Steering a Portfolio Toward Sustainability." A gathering of almost 150 chemistry industry stakeholders — including ... View More

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Materials & Packaging

Report Highlights CPG, Food Companies Leading and Lagging on Better Packaging

Published on February 3, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have issued a new report examining packaging used by 47 fast food/quick service restaurant (QSR) chains, beverage companies, and consumer good/grocery companies an... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

CDP: US, Brazil, China and India Least Resilient Against Climate-Related Supply Chain Risks

Published on January 28, 2015

About a 5 minute read

Lack of preparation has left supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States more vulnerable to climate risks than those in Europe and Japan. However, suppliers in China and India deliver the greatest financial return on investment to red... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Report: Consumer Products, Manufacturing Sectors Enjoying Best Financial Returns on Solar

Published on January 21, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Consumer products, manufacturing and heavy industry sectors are getting the best financial returns on solar power—the most popular renewable power technology for corporates—according to a new report by RE100, an initiative of The Climate Group in... View More

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Supply Chain

BMW, Nestlé, Rio Tinto Alcan Develop New Standard for Sustainable Aluminum Sourcing

Published on January 7, 2015

About a 5 minute read

BMW Group, Hydro, Nestlé Nespresso SA and Rio Tinto Alcan and other members of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) have generated a new Standard to help improve environmental and social standards for sourcing the material, as well as governmen... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Water Risk Prompting a New Wave of Innovation

Published on December 29, 2014

About a 4 minute read

What if someone said that they could help jumpstart your creativity? What if they said that the very thing that all businesses need to function can enable new thoughts to flow freely?I’m talking about water. Specifially, corporate water use and ris... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

UK's First 'Social Supermarket' Tackling Food Waste and Poverty

Published on December 22, 2014

About a 4 minute read

The UK’s first “social supermarket” opened in London last week — the first in a project aimed at reducing food waste as well as supporting low-income households. Surplus food from some of Britain’s largest supermarkets (such as Asda, Tesco ... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Researchers Turn Old Toothpaste Tubes Into Aluminum and Fuel

Published on December 11, 2014

About a 2 minute read

Nestlé, Kraft Foods and Mondelez International are helping fund a new commercial-scale recycling plant that can turn old toothpaste tubes into aluminum and fuel in only three minutes.This type of plastic-aluminum laminate waste, often used in drink ... View More

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