Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret, famed for its racy bras and thongs, has pledged to trace the sources of its wood-based fabrics, joining the ranks of fashion companies addressing human rights and deforestation, its parent company said.
Ikea says it will invest $1.1bn in forestry and companies developing recycling technologies, renewable energy and biomaterials as part of the retail giant's plan to secure a long-term supply of sustainable materials for its products.
Last year, McDonald's started testing fresh, not frozen, ground-beef patties at some Dallas locations. More than two years ago, Carl's Jr. introduced an "all-natural" burger with hormone and antibiotic-free beef sourced from grass-fed and free-range cattle. And since its launch in 2005, the Arlington-based Elevation Burger chain has touted its organic ground beef from similarly pampered cattle.
Companies need to step up their efforts in one supply chain risk area - the threats posed by water scarcity, according to Alexis Bateman in the MIT Sloan Management Review.
At Tomorrow's Harvest farm, you won't find acres of land on which animals graze, or rows of corn, or bales of hay. Just stacks of boxes in a basement and the summery song of thousands of chirping crickets.
P&G announced last week it will make additional investments in recycling and beneficial reuse that will eliminate all manufacturing waste from its global network of more than 100 production sites by 2020.
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