Supply Chain
How organizations are working to address the myriad social, environmental and operational issues that can arise in complex supply chains
Nestlé Announces Landmark Commitment to Welfare of Farm Animals
Today, Nestlé announced a pledge to improve the welfare of the farm animals in its supply chain, following the signature of a partnership agreement with NGO World Animal Protection.The agreement means that the hundreds of thousands of farms that sup... View More
More Than Half of Global Suppliers Commit to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil
Suppliers of more than 55 percent of the world’s palm oil have committed to produce or trade 100 percent deforestation-free palm oil in response to demands by global brands, who in turn were responding to investor pressure, according to Ceres.Gener... View More
Monsanto Loses Permit to Genetically Modify Soybeans in Mexico
Biotech giant Monsanto's permit to plant genetically modified soybeans that resist the company's pesticide 'Roundup' was overturned by a district judge in the state of Yucatán in Mexico last month, reports the Guardian. This marks a big victory for ... View More
Pepsi to Begin Using Cashew Juice in Products Next Spring
PepsiCo has announced it will begin incorporating cashew juice into its blended juice products next spring as part of partnership with the Clinton Foundation, which aims to encourage sustainable agriculture and improve the livelihoods of smallholder ... View More
Kellogg Announces New Goals Around Conservation, Responsible Sourcing
This morning, Kellogg announced a new set of commitments aimed at protecting its supply chain and increasing the efficiency of its operations. Specifically, the company has pledged to responsibly source its top 10 ingredients and materials by 2020 (a... View More
Bacardi, Nonprofit Working Towards 100% Sugarcane Supply Chain Sustainability
Bacardi is working with global nonprofit Bonsucro to foster sustainability in the sugarcane sector as part of its effort to make good on its promise of obtaining 40 percent of the sugarcane-derived products used to make its rums from certified, susta... View More
Nestlé, Tata Setting the Bar for 100% Sustainable Sourcing
Nestlé UK & Ireland and Tata Global Beverages have both announced they are committed to achieving 100 percent sustainable sourcing for their products as part of their overall sustainability strategies.For Nestlé, which has aimed to achieve 100 ... View More
Coke to Invest Additional $5 Billion in Africa Over Six Years
The Coca-Cola Company and its African bottling partners announced a new investment of $5 billion during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held earlier this week. To be made over the next six years, this increases the company’s total announced investme... View More
Tiffany & Co. Sourcing 100% of Diamonds from Known Mines
Tiffany & Co. now sources 100 percent of its diamonds from known mines or suppliers with multiple known mines and traces 98 percent of its raw precious metals directly to a mine or recycler, according to the company’s new corporate responsibili... View More
P&G Studying Smallholder Practices to Ensure Deforestation-Free Palm Oil
Separating sustainable sources from non-sustainable sources in the production of palm oil and palm kernel oil is highly complicated, but Procter & Gamble is attempting to address the problem as part of its recently upgraded commitment to a zero-d... View More
UCS: 'Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto' Falls Short of a Revolution
The word “manifesto” rarely conjures up positive connotations. That word brings to my mind Karl Marx’s famous tome, at best, and, at worst, images of a bearded man in a remote cabin. Regardless, it’s a word most often associated with people o... View More
Industry Associations Launch New Conflict Mineral Guide
Seven of the world's largest industry associations have collaborated with Source Intelligence and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP to launch a web-based training module within the Conflict Minerals Resource Center (CMRC).The organizations say the goal of... View More
2 Birds, 1 Stone: How Palm Oil Can Improve Livelihoods and Reduce Global Pressure on Forests
With a number of NGO campaigns demanding that companies pledge to use zero-deforestation palm oil — and industry groups such as the Consumer Goods Forum pledging zero-net deforestation by 2020 for soy, palm oil, livestock and timber — companies a... View More
AB InBev Working with Growers to Optimize Water Management, Barley Production
As a company that relies heavily on water for production, Anheuser-Busch InBev is rightly investing a great deal of time, thought and money into water management. In its 2013 Global Citizenship Report, the world's largest brewer commits to eight new ... View More
New Research Shows Coffee-Farming Communities Experiencing Fewer 'Thin Months'
Keurig Green Mountain has announced the results of a 2013 scientific study, Thin Months Revisited. Conducted in partnership with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Agroecology and Rural Livelihoods Group (ARLG) of the U... View More
Whitepaper: Don’t Leave Smallholders Out of the Palm Oil Debate
The public debate on palm oil centers on large corporate entities driving the industry, while ignoring smallholders that make up 40 percent of planted hectares, according to a new whitepaper by CSR Asia.In emerging palm-growing markets, such as Thail... View More
Superfood Startup Raises $350,000 in Crowdfunding Equity Campaign
Kuli Kuli, maker of the eponymous moringa “superfood” nutrition bars, has raised $350,000 in a crowdfunding equity campaign.The campaign brought in an array of notable investors, including Brad Feld of the Foundry Group, five-time CEO and former ... View More
IKEA Expands Program to Prevent Child Labor in India’s Cotton Fields
IKEA Foundation and Save the Children have announced plans to expand a child rights program aimed at protecting children living in cotton communities in India.So far, the initiative has helped to protect more than 600,000 children, IKEA says. The $9.... View More
80 Orgs Call on Apple to Eliminate Dangerous Chemicals From Chinese Supply Chain
80 environmental and human rights organizations, socially responsible investment firms, and occupational health professionals from 27 countries sent a letter today to Apple's VP of Environmental Affairs Lisa Jackson, the former head of the US Environ... View More
AB InBev: Lessons Learned from Scaling Up a Sustainable Logistics Operation
Moving goods from raw ingredients to finished products is complex and requires a significant amount of energy. A bottle of Budweiser, for example, starts with transporting barley and other materials to the brewery and then shipping our finished produ... View More
