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The resale market is projected to be worth $77 billion in the next five years and growing 11 times faster than traditional clothing retail.
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Retailers are uniquely positioned to drive circularity at scale. Given their influential role in the value chain and direct relationships with ever-more-
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Retailers that aren't disclosing their plans to reduce or eliminate plastic bag use may be in store for shareholder activism.
by Jan Dell
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The retail behemoth sets its sights on science-based targets and circularity.
by Mia Overall
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Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman and child.
by Marc Gunther
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The Founder of SustainU Clothing talks about bringing green-sports apparel to the MLB and NBA.
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A look at innovative efforts to redesign fashion production, including a business coalition in a notorious market for supply chain abuses.
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High-end labels are tapping into next generation plastics and new marketing angles to reassess environmental impacts.
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How big brands are engaging their supply chains for a massive industry makeover.
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At Walmart's Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting today, the retailer vowed to target chemical and fertilizer use in its mammoth supply chain.
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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 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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Walmart and its fellow superpower in corporate sustainability, GE, have recently released their annual sustainability reports. While they highlight successes as well as shortcomings, they also reveal how the two firms are changing business, for the better.
by Marc Gunther
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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.
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Oct. 1 marks the official start of the first phase of Walmart's Sustainability Index, which offers both a huge business opportunity for suppliers and a potentially huge environmental business for the bumper crop of consulting and accounting firms springing up to help them navigate the journey.
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With the announcement of Walmart's Sustainability Index and the release of 15 questions for its suppliers, the retail giant has ignited a far-reaching dialogue on supply chain transparency and environmental sustainability.