Supply Chain
How organizations are working to address the myriad social, environmental and operational issues that can arise in complex supply chains
SAP Partners With Colombian Coffee Growers Federation to Support Rural Workers
SAP has joined forces with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) and the Manuel Mejía Foundation to provide coffee farmers with the technology and training they need to develop more sustainable business practices.Technology continues to be s... View More
Adnams Becomes First UK Brewery to Carbon Footprint Full Range of Bottled Beers
UK brewery Adnams has become the first brewer to measure the carbon footprint of its entire range of bottled beers, estimating that one bottle is equivalent to traveling 5.3 miles by train.The Southwold-based brewer says after a “rigorous six month... View More
Unilever Pledges 100% Traceable Palm Oil by End of 2014
In a major move towards sustainability for one of the world’s largest purchasers of palm oil, Unilever on Tuesday announced that all of the palm oil it buys globally will be traceable to known sources by the end of 2014.The company says it purchase... View More
Levi Strauss & Co. Unveils New Wellthread Design Process
Disposable, fast fashion is the antithesis of sustainability. This week, Levi Strauss & Co. debuted a remedy — the Dockers® Wellthread process for responsible sourcing — at the company’s new innovation lab in San Francisco. This approach c... View More
Patagonia to Offer Fair Trade Certified Clothing
Patagonia has announced plans to offer Fair Trade Certified™ apparel, starting with nine styles in the Fall 2014 season.For every Fair Trade Certified product Patagonia sells, the company says it will pay a premium directly into a special fund for ... View More
The Cat's in the BAGGU: Emily Sugihara Talks Sourcing and Collaboration
Named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People this year, Emily Sugihara is the founder of BAGGU, a line of environmentally conscious bags. The eye-catching yet simple designs have caught on with J. Crew, West Elm and others. We caught up with Em... View More
EDF Launches Toolkit for Sustainable Fishery Management
Last week, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the launch of what it’s calling the world’s most comprehensive toolkit for designing and implementing management systems that can restore the resiliency, sustainability and profitability of fi... View More
Greenpeace Linking Host of Household Brands to Destruction of Sumatran Tiger Habitat
Greenpeace International tonight launched a report calling out a host of consumer products companies — including Colgate Palmolive, Mondelez International (formerly Kraft), Nestlé Oil, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and a host of other co... View More
LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
Marriott International has awarded LG Electronics its 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award. The annual award recognizes the Marriott supplier that has made a significant impact on its guests and properties through innovative ideas toward helping Marrio... View More
IKEA, M&S, lululemon Join Brands Protesting Forced Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Fields
In the lead up to Uzbekistan’s annual cotton fair, a mounting number of international brands and retailers have declared their refusal to source from the country until it ceases the forced labor of children and adults in the cotton fields. Represen... View More
Fair Trade USA, Kiva Launch Microlending Program for Fair Trade Farmers
Fair Trade USA has partnered with nonprofit Kiva to help small-scale coffee farmers access financing, improve crop quality and invest in the future of their families and communities.The partnership resulted from a successful collaboration last year b... View More
Indigenous Taps Crowdfunding to Finance Fair Trade and Supply Chain Transparency Tool
Fair trade and organic fashion company INDIGENOUS has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdsource funds to increase access to The Fair Trace Tool and fund social impact research with artisans and farmers to bring the story of fair trade and supply ... View More
Fashion Industry 2043: Risk Mitigation and Long-Term Competitive Strategy Through Scenario Work
The fashion industry has gone through dramatic changes in the last 20-30 years. Indeed it finds itself in the present at a crossroad: Resource scarcity is triggering shifts in business models and supply chains; waste is the new resource; customers ar... View More
Sustainability in the Indirect/Goods Not for Resale Supply Chain
Indirect procurement is an area we hope to highlight in this Issue in Focus series on sustainable supply chains. While sourcing raw materials, components and goods-for-resale (GFR) has gotten the lion’s share of sustainable supply chain attention i... View More
HP Pledges to Reduce GHG by 20% in Supply Chain by 2020
HP recently announced that it has set a goal of driving a 20 percent decrease in its first-tier manufacturing and product transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 2020, compared to 2010, a first for the information technolog... View More
Canepa Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Sign Greenpeace's Detox Agreement
Italian textile manufacturer Canepa recently announced it has accepted the challenge set by Greenpeace during fashion week last February to create clean and sustainable fashion. The company voluntarily signed up to abide by the guidelines set forth i... View More
SAC and Schneider Electric Developing Higg Index 2.0 for Apparel and Footwear Industries
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced that it has teamed with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to develop and implement a dynamic web-based solution for the SAC’s sustainability assessment tool, the Higg... View More
Sustainable Supply Chain Management - Calling All Innovators
In this Issue in Focus, we are examining the latest tools and initiatives in sustainable supply chain management. Here, guest editor Tara Norton offers her perspective on the state and direction of the field.Through this series of articles and insigh... View More
Setting the Table for Sustainable Supply Chain Issues
In this Issue in Focus, we are examining the latest tools and initiatives in sustainable supply chain management. Here, guest editor Dave Meyer offers his perspective on the state and direction of the field. ... View More
NGOs Challenge Asia Pulp and Paper to Prove It Has Turned Over a New Leaf
Global environmental organisation WWF is urging Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) — the largest paper company in Indonesia and one of the largest in the world — to agree to a list of performance targets in order to improve its current status as one of th... View More
