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How organizations are working to address the myriad social, environmental and operational issues that can arise in complex supply chains

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Fashion Transparency Index Reveals Even Top Brands Lagging in Supply Chain Transparency
Fashion Transparency Index Reveals Even Top Brands Lagging in Supply Chain Transparency
Published on April 24, 2017
About a 5 minute read

Four years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in which 1,134 people were killed, Fashion Revolution has released its 2017 Fashion Transparency Index, which ranks 100 of the biggest fashion companies on their social and environmental... View More

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Starbucks Helps Safeguard the Future of Coffee with Pledge to Replant 1B Coffee Trees
Starbucks Helps Safeguard the Future of Coffee with Pledge to Replant 1B Coffee Trees
Published on April 20, 2017
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Building on its commitment to provide support to coffee growers around the world, Starbucks Coffee Company has announced that it will deliver 100 million healthy coffee trees to farmers who need them by 2025. ... View More

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Walmart Launches Sustainability Platform to Reduce 1GT CO2 Emissions Across Value Chain
Walmart Launches Sustainability Platform to Reduce 1GT CO2 Emissions Across Value Chain
Published on April 19, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Walmart is the first retailer to adopt a science-based target emissions-reduction plan, in which it aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 18 percent by 2025, as well as reducing CO2e emissions from upstream and downstream Scope 3 sou... View More

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Call to Action: What Will It Really Take to Build Ethical Tech Supply Chains?
Call to Action: What Will It Really Take to Build Ethical Tech Supply Chains?
Published on April 6, 2017
About a 4 minute read

High-profile incidents, such as the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh in 2013 and the exposé of slavery and human trafficking in the Thai seafood and electronics industries in 2014 have rightly drawn the world’s attention to global ... View More

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Hershey Traces It Back with New SourceMap Transparency Tool
Hershey Traces It Back with New SourceMap Transparency Tool
Published on April 5, 2017
About a 2 minute read

As consumers increasingly demand to know more about their food, transparency is becoming a top priority for brands. Providing information not only about ingredients, but where and how ingredients are produced is becoming common practice — and those... View More

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Target Puts Responsible Sourcing Aspirations Into Action with New Forest Products Policy
Target Puts Responsible Sourcing Aspirations Into Action with New Forest Products Policy
Published on April 4, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Putting its responsible sourcing aspirations into action, Target has developed a new forest products policy. The policy will see the retailer source all of the wood, paper, paper-based packaging and wood-based fiber used in its brand-owned products f... View More

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New SALSA Platform to Promote Sustainability in Agri-Business Across SE Asia
New SALSA Platform to Promote Sustainability in Agri-Business Across SE Asia
Published on March 31, 2017
About a 2 minute read

In a bid to boost sustainability in Indonesia’s agri-business sector, PT SMART Tbk (PT SMART) — a subsidiary of Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) — and the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD) have launched a new ... View More

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Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. Redefined, Classified in 'Typology of Modern Slavery'
Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. Redefined, Classified in 'Typology of Modern Slavery'
Published on March 30, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Polaris, a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery and help survivors restore their freedom, has released a new report, The Typology of Modern Slavery, that breaks down instances of sex and labor trafficking into 25 distinct categories... View More

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Applied DNA Launches CertainT Platform to Improve Traceability, Boost Consumer Confidence
Applied DNA Launches CertainT Platform to Improve Traceability, Boost Consumer Confidence
Published on March 27, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based supply chain, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, has introduced a new supply chain platform known as CertainT that certifies authenticity and origin of products and brands. ... View More

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Ford’s Enhanced PACE Program Could Cut 500,000 Metric Tons of CO2 from Supply Chain
Ford’s Enhanced PACE Program Could Cut 500,000 Metric Tons of CO2 from Supply Chain
Published on March 20, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Supply chain transparency, management and engagement are crucial components to the transition towards a more sustainable business model and with a growing arsenal of tools and research at their disposal, it’s now easier than ever for brands to enga... View More

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2degrees Releases Sustainable Manufacturing Platform to Help Brands Engage Suppliers at Scale
2degrees Releases Sustainable Manufacturing Platform to Help Brands Engage Suppliers at Scale
Published on March 20, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Supply chains are where 80 percent or more of a company’s costs and risks lie and where most interventions geared towards helping companies stay competitive are focused. Squeezing supply chains alone, however, is no longer an effective measure to k... View More

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Cocoa Giants Cargill, Nestlé, Mars Join Forces to Put an End to Deforestation
Cocoa Giants Cargill, Nestlé, Mars Join Forces to Put an End to Deforestation
Published on March 17, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Twelve of the world’s leading cocoa and chocolate companies have agreed to collectively work towards ending deforestation and forest degradation in the global cocoa supply chain, with an initial focus on Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The agreement co... View More

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Companies Continue Progress in Erasing Deforestation, Human Rights Abuses from Supply Chains
Companies Continue Progress in Erasing Deforestation, Human Rights Abuses from Supply Chains
Published on March 16, 2017
About a 9 minute read

A wave of efforts to increase transparency and ethics in complex global supply chains in recent years has not only unearthed grave ongoing issues, but a groundswell of private sector commitments to address them. Two that have risen to the forefront o... View More

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EILEEN FISHER, Patagonia, Target Join Committee to Advance Sustainable Artisan Supply Chains
EILEEN FISHER, Patagonia, Target Join Committee to Advance Sustainable Artisan Supply Chains
Published on March 16, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Nest, a New York-based nonprofit focused on creating a better life for workers in the cottage industry, has announced the formation of the Nest Artisan Advancement Steering Committee, a coalition of heavy hitters in fashion and home design committed ... View More

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New Benchmark Finds M&S, Nestlé, Unilever Leading on Human Rights
New Benchmark Finds M&S, Nestlé, Unilever Leading on Human Rights
Published on March 12, 2017
About a 3 minute read

The first-ever public ranking of corporate human rights performance launched today, seeking to highlight the moral and commercial advantages for companies with a strong human rights record. ... View More

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#BusinessCase: Championing Female Role Models Across the Cocoa Value Chain
#BusinessCase: Championing Female Role Models Across the Cocoa Value Chain
Published on March 8, 2017
About a 5 minute read

International Women's Day (March 08) is asking each and every citizen to #BeBoldForChange to help forge a better working world - a more inclusive, gender-equal world. Here, Taco Terheijden, Director of Cocoa Sustainability at Cargill Cocoa & Choc... View More

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VF Corp Joins Over 65 Apparel Giants Acting to Minimize Impacts on Endangered Forests
VF Corp Joins Over 65 Apparel Giants Acting to Minimize Impacts on Endangered Forests
Published on February 27, 2017
About a 2 minute read

Today, VF Corporation, the US' largest fashion conglomerate - parent company of lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories brands including Timberland, The North Face, Lee and Wrangler – released its first-ever Forest Derived Materials Policy, whi... View More

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Social & Labor Convergence Project Surpasses 100 Signatories
Social & Labor Convergence Project Surpasses 100 Signatories
Published on February 12, 2017
About a 2 minute read

The Social and Labor Convergence Project (SLCP) — an initiative led by the world’s leading manufacturers, brands, retailers, industry groups, intergovernmental organizations, service providers and civil society organizations — has secured more ... View More

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Supply Chain Slavery Index Identifies High-Risk Countries in Fashion Supply Chains
Supply Chain Slavery Index Identifies High-Risk Countries in Fashion Supply Chains
Published on February 1, 2017
About a 3 minute read

The fashion industry is in the midst of a revolution, with more and more companies ramping up efforts to clean up their supply chains, eliminate polluting practices from manufacturing and imbed circular principles into their business models. Just las... View More

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CDP: Suppliers Eliminate 434M Tons of Emissions as Big Buyers Flex Purchasing Muscle
CDP: Suppliers Eliminate 434M Tons of Emissions as Big Buyers Flex Purchasing Muscle
Published on January 25, 2017
About a 5 minute read

As the global economy moves towards implementation of its new climate goals, the world’s largest purchasing organizations are using their buying clout to drive down emissions across their supply chains. ... View More

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