Supply Chain
How organizations are working to address the myriad social, environmental and operational issues that can arise in complex supply chains
#WhoMadeMyClothes: Transparency Has Become a Fashion-Industry Imperative
When it comes to one of the world’s most polluting and exploitative industries, more and more consumers are demanding transparency. We have the technology to deliver end-to-end transparency and to support the reinvention of the fashion industry. ... View More
New Tool Keeps Sky-High Eye on Sustainable Agriculture’s geoFootprint
The multi-stakeholder geoFootprint initiative, led by Quantis, allows businesses to assess risks posed by changes in climate, water availability and quality, soil health and biodiversity to secure supply chains and the future of food. ... View More
WEF: Decarbonizing Supply Chains Would Be Game-Changer for Fighting Climate Change
The opportunity for impact is especially high for consumer-facing companies, whose supply chain emissions far outweigh their direct emissions from manufacturing. ... View More
The Creative Collision of Circular Economy and Supply Chain in the Built Environment
The intersection of circular practices and supply chain in the built environment will be a ripe area for innovation as companies look to their real estate portfolios for opportunities to meet their ambitious sustainability commitments by 2030. ... View More
Collaborative SourceUp Platform to Accelerate Sustainability of Entire Sourcing Regions
IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative and brand partners including Mars, PepsiCo and Unilever have developed the platform to enable a landscape approach to sustainable commodity sourcing. ... View More
20 Resources for Delivering Good Growth
We’re proud to share a five-part series of reports with four tools each. These tools, 20 in total, have excellent track records that have proven very helpful in engaging and delivering value to each of the stakeholder groups identified as top prior... View More
Supply Chain Partnership to Aid Small Ag Businesses Impacted by COVID
Root Capital, Keurig Dr Pepper, USAID and Ezrah Charitable Trust will help 150,000 farmers across Africa, Latin America and Indonesia; to withstand the current pandemic and build their resiliency for years to come. ... View More
The Next Frontier for Fairtrade: Living Incomes in Cocoa
Two forward-thinking brands have deepened their Fairtrade partnerships by making additional financial commitments to cocoa farmers in their supply chains. ... View More
Certifying Private-Label Brands Leads to 200% Increase in Farmer Premiums
Countless studies have shown companies no longer need to choose profits over people; valuing people and sustainability is profitable. Consumers vote every day with their dollars and are rewarding the brands that embed sustainability into their ethos.... View More
UN Business and Human Rights Forum, Day 2: What’s New in Mandatory Human Rights ’Due Diligence’ Law?
Companies are obliged to monitor and manage environmental and human rights standards in their supply chains. This week saw major steps forward in support for enforcing human rights due diligence by law, as well as major debates in shaping the new law... View More
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Day 1: ‘The Most Vulnerable Are Always in Your Supply Chain’
What links the two major themes to emerge from the day — COVID and climate — is the need for companies to take steps to assist vulnerable people in supply chains, and to ensure their needs are always taken into account. ... View More
Scarcity Breeding Increasingly Innovative Water-Saving Strategies in Agriculture
By incorporating new technologies and tactics into farming practices, agriculture can promote more efficient irrigation and water management — and play a major role in global water conservation and reuse. ... View More
Brands, Retailers Must Prioritize Data to Improve Purchasing Practices, Supply Chain Resiliency
After decades advocating for business that prioritizes workers and the environment alongside profitability, it is obvious to me that any efforts to pivot to address changing consumer demand and market uncertainty will be futile if workers are treated... View More
Q&A: FSC on the Role of Brands in the Fight Against Climate Change
As Forest Stewardship Council Director General Kim Carstensen explains, the certification helps brands take climate action by offering a simple way for consumers to make a difference, connected to tangible impacts in forests. ... View More
Collaboration, Not Competition, Is the Key to Affordable and Sustainable Fashion
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is a knowledge-sharing platform and partnership for the entire cotton supply chain. It offers brands and retailers better access to the cotton data that they need to be more sustainable. ... View More
Did Lack of Transparency Invalidate Asia’s First Corporate Sustainability Bond?
The devil's in the details: Allegations of deforestation in Michelin’s natural rubber supply chain highlight the need for greater transparency in ‘green’ financing. ... View More
How the Cocoa Industry Can and Must Change to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Ceres’ new Investor Brief on Cocoa identifies three key challenges posed to the cocoa industry by shifting social and environmental conditions, and the actions companies can take today to mitigate the material financial risks embedded in cocoa supp... View More
Cover Crops Helped Farmers Thrive During Difficult 2019 Weather
According to an annual farmer survey conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center, cover crops improved yields and made farms more resilient to the especially wet spring weather last year. ... View More
It Takes a Village: Driscoll’s Dives Deep into Water Stewardship
“One question we had to ask ourselves was: Are we a sustainability department or are we a company that holds water sustainability in high regard? We need to be the latter to really be successful.” ... View More
MSC: Progress Has Been Made in Sustainable Fishing, But Change Needs to Happen Faster
According to a new report, over 17% of the world’s wild marine catch is now MSC certified; but consumers, brands and retailers must all help to accelerate the pace of change. ... View More
