Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

California Doomed to Frequent Blackout Risk by Battery Shortage

August 20, 2020

The Golden State is going to need a lot more batteries to weather the next climate-driven crisis — let alone to achieve its goal of a carbon-free grid.

Basware Enables Companies to Monitor Carbon Footprint of Invoices

August 18, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Basware has introduced an invoice carbon footprint index to its Analytics solution. Customers can now view their carbon dioxide emissions per invoice and benchmark the index against peer companies.

Unilever Uses Phones to Track Sustainable Palm Oil

August 18, 2020

Bloomberg

Unilever is planning to use new geo-location technology to make its palm oil supply chains more transparent and tackle a farm-to-table traceability problem that has plagued the industry for decades.

Fixing COVID-19’s Food Disaster Could Also Slash Climate Emissions

August 14, 2020

Bloomberg

The pandemic has cut greenhouse gases in some key ways, as people are flying and driving less. But food waste accounts for one reason why the drops likely won’t fall as low as hoped.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

Wind and Solar Double Global Share of Electricity in Five Years

August 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Wind and solar energy doubled its share of the global power mix over the last five years, moving the world closer to a path that would limit the worst effects of global warming.

Apple’s Climate Promise Depends on Taiwan Partners Going Green

August 12, 2020

Bloomberg

Apple Inc. has gone carbon neutral. But in order to say the same for its flagship iPhone, it’s going to need help from Taiwan.

Announcing the Global Women Supply Chain Leaders Awards 2020

September 22 – 24, 2020

August 11, 2020

Global Women Supply Chain Leaders (GWSCL) Awards 2020 is the first global initiative to honour and shine the spotlight on the dedication, passion and incredible success stories of women within the supply chain industry – cross-domain and from around the world.

It Took 50 Years for Climate Change to Top the Davos Agenda

How to Choose Eco-Conscious Suppliers

August 11, 2020

Stephany Lapierre, SCB Contributor

Many companies today are guilty of “greenwashing” or “green sheen” — marketing themselves as green while merely going through the motions.

A Transport Tech Company Brings Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

August 10, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and rising overseas production costs, many American companies are thinking about returning at least some manufacturing to the United States. But XStream Trucking Inc. has wasted no time in doing just that.

Pandemic Reshoring: Five Things to Consider Before Making a Move

August 9, 2020

Adam Petrillo, SCB Contributor and Ann Marie Collins, SCB Contributor

An appetite for reshoring and onshoring may be growing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than two-thirds of North American manufacturers looking to bring production back home.

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their impact on supply chain management. New customer expectations for green and ethical products and practices are transforming the way companies do business — and requiring more supply chain transparency than ever before. As solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are leveraging sustainability and CSR to stay ahead of the competition in their industries.