Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

‘Balancing Green’: What’s the Cost of Sustainability?

April 13, 2018

Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

LNG Is Comparable to Other Fossil Fuels, New Report Says

April 12, 2018

There is no widely available fuel, including LNG, to manage climate change and local pollutants in tandem, according to a recent study by researchers at The University of Manchester.

Nestle Pledges to Make All Its Packaging Recyclable by 2025

April 12, 2018

Reuters

Nestle wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, the Swiss food giant said on Tuesday, becoming the latest food company to vow to reduce plastic waste.

Q&A: FedEx Finds Unexpected Benefits From New Fuel Technologies

April 11, 2018

Environmental Leader

Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale.

Fake Meat Might Feed Your Dog and Save the Planet

April 10, 2018

Bloomberg

In America’s food-obsessed landscape, the quickest route to a new idea is to look for something already being done — and then make it vegan. Wild Earth Inc., a startup based in Berkeley, California, is doing that to pet food with lab-created proteins. Translated, that means fake meat for Fido.

Shell Foresaw Climate Dangers in 1988 and Understood Big Oil’s Big Role

April 9, 2018

The Washington Post

A Dutch journalist has uncovered Royal Dutch Shell documents as old as 1988 that showed the oil company understood the gravity of climate change, the company’s large contribution to it and how hard it would be to stop it.

Hershey to Spend $500M Making More Sustainable Kisses

April 6, 2018

Industryweek

Hershey Co. is spending $500m in the hopes of producing its iconic chocolate Kisses from more sustainable cocoa.

Maritime Regulator Seeks to Overcome Deep Divisions on Shipping Emissions

April 5, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The world’s top maritime regulator faces deep political divisions as it tries to map out a plan at meetings in London this week to cut carbon emissions across the shipping industry.

Understanding of Benefits Drives Sustainability Management Software Market Through 2023

April 3, 2018

Environmental Leader

The market for sustainability management software is expected to grow at 7-percent CAGR between 2017 and 2023, according to a new study from Market Research Future.

Israeli Firm Says It Can Turn Garbage Into Bio-Based Plastic

April 3, 2018

The Washington Post

Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as Christopher Sveen points at the heap of refuse rotting in the desert heat in Kibbutz Zeelim, Israel. "This is the mine of the future," he beams.

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.