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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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Greenpeace Linking Host of Household Brands to Destruction of Sumatran Tiger Habitat
Greenpeace Linking Host of Household Brands to Destruction of Sumatran Tiger Habitat
Published on October 22, 2013
About a 4 minute read

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

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LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
Published on October 21, 2013
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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

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IKEA, M&S, lululemon Join Brands Protesting Forced Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Fields
IKEA, M&S, lululemon Join Brands Protesting Forced Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Fields
Published on October 14, 2013
About a 3 minute read

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

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Fair Trade USA, Kiva Launch Microlending Program for Fair Trade Farmers
Fair Trade USA, Kiva Launch Microlending Program for Fair Trade Farmers
Published on October 9, 2013
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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

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Indigenous Taps Crowdfunding to Finance Fair Trade and Supply Chain Transparency Tool
Indigenous Taps Crowdfunding to Finance Fair Trade and Supply Chain Transparency Tool
Published on October 8, 2013
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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

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Fashion Industry 2043: Risk Mitigation and Long-Term Competitive Strategy Through Scenario Work
Fashion Industry 2043: Risk Mitigation and Long-Term Competitive Strategy Through Scenario Work
Published on October 7, 2013
About a 7 minute read

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

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Sustainability in the Indirect/Goods Not for Resale Supply Chain
Sustainability in the Indirect/Goods Not for Resale Supply Chain
Published on October 7, 2013
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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

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HP Pledges to Reduce GHG by 20% in Supply Chain by 2020
HP Pledges to Reduce GHG by 20% in Supply Chain by 2020
Published on October 6, 2013
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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

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Canepa Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Sign Greenpeace's Detox Agreement
Canepa Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Sign Greenpeace's Detox Agreement
Published on October 5, 2013
About a 3 minute read

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

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SAC and Schneider Electric Developing Higg Index 2.0 for Apparel and Footwear Industries
SAC and Schneider Electric Developing Higg Index 2.0 for Apparel and Footwear Industries
Published on October 3, 2013
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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

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management - Calling All Innovators
Sustainable Supply Chain Management - Calling All Innovators
Published on October 2, 2013
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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

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Setting the Table for Sustainable Supply Chain Issues
Setting the Table for Sustainable Supply Chain Issues
Published on September 27, 2013
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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

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NGOs Challenge Asia Pulp and Paper to Prove It Has Turned Over a New Leaf
NGOs Challenge Asia Pulp and Paper to Prove It Has Turned Over a New Leaf
Published on September 19, 2013
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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

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Flint and Tinder on a Mission to Revive the American Cut-and-Sew Industry
Flint and Tinder on a Mission to Revive the American Cut-and-Sew Industry
Published on September 14, 2013
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It seems that starting a successful business can happen at any time and to anyone. All it took for Jake Bronstein was a look at where all his underwear was manufactured. Once he realized that 99% of all men’s underwear sold in the U.S. was produced... View More

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Walmart Considers Cutting Alaskan Salmon Processors After 40 Drop MSC Label
Walmart Considers Cutting Alaskan Salmon Processors After 40 Drop MSC Label
Published on September 10, 2013
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Alaska officials last week lobbied Walmart to continue selling the state's wild-caught salmon, as the retail giant considers dropping some 40 of the state’s salmon processors that stopped pursuing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label.Reuters ... View More

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Adidas Helps Indonesian Suppliers Save Nearly 5,000 Tons of CO2
Adidas Helps Indonesian Suppliers Save Nearly 5,000 Tons of CO2
Published on September 9, 2013
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Suppliers in Indonesia have saved up to 4,715 tons of carbon dioxide since 2011, thanks to an energy efficiency program initiated by Adidas Group and the German Organization for International Cooperation — ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationa... View More

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General Mills Launches $1.1 Million Sustainable Sourcing Program in Peru
General Mills Launches $1.1 Million Sustainable Sourcing Program in Peru
Published on September 7, 2013
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As part of General Mills’ long-term sustainable sourcing program, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant and its Foundation on Thursday announced a four-year joint commitment with supplier partner AgroMantaro to provide $1.1 million to help smallh... View More

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Rainforest Foundation Takes On Skincare Companies With New Ranking
Rainforest Foundation Takes On Skincare Companies With New Ranking
Published on September 5, 2013
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Honesty skin care, REN face and body care products, Pure Nuff Stuff skincare products and Little Satsuma face and body moisturiser all received perfect scores in the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)'s latest investigation into the sustainability of pa... View More

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Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Published on September 1, 2013
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Creating efficient, healthy, resilient and transparent supply chains is central to any corporate sustainability journey. This channel tackles the myriad issues that can arise in any supply chain, and treats them as either risks or opportunities, depe... View More

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How Sustainable Is Your Supply Chain?
How Sustainable Is Your Supply Chain?
Published on August 19, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Beginning this month, Sustainable Brands will launch a new Issues in Focus editorial channel examining sustainable supply chain management.The SB editorial team — with the help of guest editors Dave Meyer of EORM, Tara Norton of BSR and Sam Hummel ... View More

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