Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

China Charges Ahead of U.S. in Building Pumps for Electric Cars

October 17, 2019

Bloomberg

There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States.

American Consumers Might Save Paper Recycling

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Companies are beginning to realize there’s more to lose from offending consumers who are aware of how cheap plastic products feed global warming, choke oceans, kill wildlife and — more slowly — threaten us. This is especially the case when it comes to packaging.

Investors to Ask Companies to Be CO2 Neutral by 2050

October 7, 2019

Bloomberg

The largest investor initiative tackling climate change says after two years of talking to the most polluting companies, data show most haven’t aligned their businesses with the Paris accord and that its members need to ramp up pressure.

CEOs Publicly Reject ‘Shareholder Primacy.’ Do They Really Mean It?

October 7, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For more than 20 years, the Business Roundtable, a lobbying group consisting entirely of chief executive officers, has maintained that the primary mission of corporations is to serve the interests of their shareholders. Now the group wants the world to believe that it values other fundamentals as well.

Holiday Shoppers Weighing Carbon Footprint in Delivery Decisions

October 4, 2019

Bloomberg

The environmental impact of fast-delivery options, which may include using planes and shipping multiple items separately, is a concern resonating with Americans.

The Environmental Impact of Cross-Border E-Commerce

October 3, 2019

Bernard Schreiner, SCB Contributor

Retailers need to take the lead in educating consumers about the environmental impact of last-mile delivery options.

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Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Threaten to Taint All China-Sourced Supply Chains

September 25, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Multiple reports are emerging from Xinjiang about human rights abuses against the indigenous Uyghur population, including mass detentions and the use of forced and child labor in local factories.

Toyota Is Trying to Figure Out How to Make a Car Run Forever

September 13, 2019

Bloomberg

Put together the best solar panels money can buy, super-efficient batteries and decades of car-making know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.

Trade War Casts Shadow Over Climate Message: Frankfurt Auto Show

September 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Geopolitical volatility adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry in the midst of a radical overhaul as the end of combustion-engine era looms.

China Is Already Winning the Next Great Race in Electric Cars

September 5, 2019

Bloomberg

Battery packs clamber up a conveyor belt before dropping into a flame-proof chamber, where they are crushed into gray metallic mush, a cocktail containing the car fuel of the future.

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

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