Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

Supply Chain and Sustainability Survey Results

August 18, 2017

Avetta

Stormwater Fees Jump in Cities Across Country

August 16, 2017

Environmental Leader

As city infrastructures age, organizations will increasingly face the threat of higher stormwater fees.

New All-Electric Delivery Truck Is on the Way, and It's Not From Tesla

August 16, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Chanje's vision sounds a lot like Tesla's: electric vehicles recharged via clean rooftop solar power.

Federal Court Tosses Obama-Era Ruling on Chemicals Used in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning

August 14, 2017

Environmental Leader

A federal court handed climate change advocates a narrow loss last week when it tossed an Obama-era ruling to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration and air conditioning.

New Zealand Farm Cuts Water and Energy Consumption With IoT

August 11, 2017

RFID Journal

New Zealand agriculture technology company WaterForce is providing an Internet of Things-based water-management and irrigation system for New Zealand farms using sensor technology and software from Schneider Electric, built on a Microsoft Azure and Azure IoT technology platform. The technology, adopted this year by BlackHills Farm, has reduced water consumption by 30 percent, according to Schneider Electric.

Boeing Copies Flying Geese to Save Fuel

August 11, 2017

Bloomberg

Boeing Co. and NASA have found an inexpensive way to cut airline fuel bills by borrowing a trick from the world's greatest long-distance aviators: migratory birds.

PepsiCo Faces Activist Outrage, Plus Threats of More to Come

August 10, 2017

Enviromental Leader

PepsiCo is being blasted by an environmental activist group - and threatened with further campaigns against it - following the beverage giant's release of its Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report last week.

Volkswagen Executive Pleads Guilty in Emissions Scandal

August 10, 2017

Los Angeles Times

A German Volkswagen executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges in Detroit in a scheme to cheat on emission tests of nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles.

Wal-Mart Puts Chemicals in Spotlight by Joining New Program

August 9, 2017

Bloomberg

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has joined a new program that rates companies on their use of chemicals, a move that puts fresh pressure on the consumer-products industry to police its ingredients.

Hitting Paris Accord Goals Requires Urgent Business Support, Researchers Warn

August 8, 2017

Environmental Leader

There's a 5-percent chance of reaching the goals set by the Paris agreement - or keeping temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by mid century - according to new research published in Nature Climate Change.

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.