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The Higg Index has found itself under scrutiny for lax sustainability standards and enforcement. Could blockchain technology be the lifeline it needs to survive?
by Leah Garden
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More than 150 organizations require disclosure through CDP's supply chain reporting program.
by James Murray
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In this week's episode, vision becomes reality for a waste-free economy and urban mobility, and science-based targets reach critical mass.
by Joel Makower
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According to a new EcoVadis survey, companies that hopped early onto the sustainability bandwagon say it’s paying off financially.
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'Companies should not 'cherry pick' the SDGs they want to focus on while ignoring others that don’t meet their corporate priorities.'
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Realizing that women farmers are the actual producers on nearly half the smallholder farms in its vast supply chain, Kellogg's decides to support their training.
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Mars, Kellogg, Unilever, General Mills will work with the WWF on the systemic change needed, through the Markets Institute to Advance Sustainable Food Production.
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The Silicon Valley VC talks artificial intelligence and sustainability, then Green For All chief Vien Truong details a game changer for clean energy.
by Joel Makower
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Walmart is one of the first movers in including transportation in its renewables goal. Will your company be next?
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From winter wheat fields in the rural thumb of Michigan to rice fields in Thailand, the cereal maker is promoting sustainability with a global reach.
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Collaboration between suppliers and manufacturers can make sustainability moves go farther.
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Suppliers of the world's biggest companies still aren't investing in sustainability. But pressure from customers like Microsoft, L'Oreal and Coca-Cola could change that.
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Does the retail chain measure up? EDF's Bentonville office weighs in.
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Walmart is asking bread makers to bake in sustainability. Can they rise to the occasion?
by Marc Gunther
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The National Cattleman's Beef Association, BASF and Walmart are just three of the diverse companies that are applying the new sustainability metrics developed by the Sustainability Consortium to green their supply chains.
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The retail giant has come a long way in surveying and measuring the sustainability of its supply chain, but Jeff Rice, Walmart's director of sustainability, says there's still a long way to travel.
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Formed just two years ago in the U.S., The Sustainability Consortium now numbers almost 80 members and has extended its reach across the Atlantic.
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The company's latest set of sustainability goals focuses on food and farming, with a focus on sustainable sourcing, educating and improving farmers' lives, cutting food waste, and sourcing more local food.
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<a href='http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/home?slc=en_US&sct=US'>Patagonia</a>, a company often heralded as a green business pioneer, is helping the world's largest retailer to introduce sustainability to its massive supply chain.
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Walmart's work helping its suppliers save energy and reduce their carbon footprints is a way to make its supply chain leaner, more resilient and more competitive. It’s time for more companies to follow Walmart’s lead: With the long-awaited GHG Protocol guidance on “Scope 3” GHG accounting scheduled for release in December, an era of more comprehensive supply chain reporting is imminent.
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The world's largest retailer has set a new goal for shrinking its environmental footprint and is turning to suppliers to help achieve a 20-million-tonne cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the lifecycle and supply chain of Walmart products by 2015.
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Walmart's new commitment to cut 20 million metric tons of CO2 emissions from its supply chain is big news in and of itself, but it's the way the company will leverage its suppliers to make cuts that will make the biggest impacts.
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For companies looking to increase their supply chain’s energy efficiency, China is a good place to start because it is a key location for energy-intensive manufacturing and its rank as the world's top emitter, which makes it more likely it will face regulatory pressure to improve its performance. This guide from BSR is imed at helping firms create energy efficiency programs in their operations and supply chains in China.
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Walmart has awarded the World Resources Institute a $420,000 grant to help create a set of accounting tools for companies to measure the carbon footprint of their supply chains. The WRI will also use the grant to produce the "Green Standards Guide," a resource book examining environmental certifications, WRI said Thursday.