Business Strategy Alignment

Amazon Tries to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive

Amazon Is Trying to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive

September 22, 2020

Amazon last year committed to zeroing out its carbon footprint by 2040, or eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its activities. The goal is daunting, and there’s no specific plan for how to reach it.

A New Roadmap for Oil and Gas Supply Chains

September 16, 2020

Ennio Senese, SCB Contributor and Patrick Heuer, SCB Contributor

Steer clear of traditional cost-cutting moves in favor of these four strategies.

Seven Steps to Master Data Management for Your Enterprise

September 9, 2020

Shashin Shah, SCB Contributor

If not managed carefully, fragmented data can lead to divisional misalignment and poor decision-making.

Companies Start Paying Off 'Carbon Debt' to Erase Past Sins

September 3, 2020

Bloomberg

Companies routinely set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. But a new kind of environmental target is emerging that has been likened to paying reparations to victims of past injustice.

Unilever Will Spend $1 Billion to Rid Cleaning Products of Fossil Fuels by 2030

September 2, 2020

Bloomberg

When a company sets a goal to reach zero emissions within decades, it has to start cutting carbon on every possible front.

The End of Waste-Generating Supply Chains

Five Key Ideas to Keep in Mind When Fighting Climate Change

September 1, 2020

Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg

Years of research and evidence point to a convergence on a few central tenets.

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Watch: How Manufacturers Can Stay Ahead of the Automation Curve

August 31, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Vanessa Akhtar, principal with management consultancy Kotter, offers advice for manufacturers on the right path to automation — one that includes human workers in the equation.

Walmart’s Bid for TikTok Reveals Retailer’s Big Digital Ambition

August 28, 2020

Bloomberg

Walmart Inc.’s jump into the bidding for TikTok jolted investors and technology experts alike. What comes next could be even more disruptive.

Walmart Cut 230 Million Tons of Emissions, With Supplier Help

August 27, 2020

Bloomberg

Walmart Inc. has cut 230 million metric tons of greenhouse gases out of its supply chain in the past three years, putting the world’s largest retailer on track to achieve its 2030 emissions goal.