Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

New CEO of CEVA Logistics Shares Unique Industry Perspective

July 17, 2013

Marv Schlanger, CEO, CEVA Logistics

Office Depot's Demand-driven, Omni-channel Supply Chain

July 16, 2013

Rick DiMaio, Vice President of Logistics Operations, Office Depot

UK Soft Drink Industry Aims to Reduce Products' Environmental Impact

July 12, 2013

Environmental Leader

Half of the UK's leading soft drink producers and suppliers,including Coca-Cola and Britvic, have signed onto the Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap, a supply chain study that aims to reduce the environment footprint of the industry's products.

Sainsbury's, Unilever, Coca Cola Enterprises, McDonalds and Inditex to Discuss Sustainable Sourcing

July 10, 2013

Leading retail, FMCG, apparel, electronics and other companies will gather in London to discuss the latest CSR development, best practices in embedding social and environmental standards in supply chain management at Ethical Corporation's 8th annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit this October 7-8th.

Orbis Unveils New Generation of Reusable Packaging

July 2, 2013

Orbis Corp.

Orbis Corp., a manufacturer of reusable packaging, has introduced the next generation of StakPaks.

P&G to Convert 20 Percent of Its For-Hire Truck Loads to Natural Gas

July 2, 2013

Procter & Gamble

Beginning in July 2013, Procter & Gamble will work with eight transportation carriers to convert up to 20 percent of its North America truck load shipments to natural gas vehicles within two years. By meeting this goal, it is expected P&G will incur savings for the converted lanes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by nearly 5,000 metric tons (or the equivalent GHG emissions from 1,000 passenger vehicles for a year).

Solar Power in Africa's Supply Chain

June 28, 2013

Fortune

In the developed world, electricity is cheap and as available as the nearest outlet. But in off-the-grid Africa, energy poverty is endemic. With national grid expansion lagging well behind growth in demand, increasingly Africans are looking not to centralized, fossil fuel-based solutions, but to the sun.

Four Experts on How Mobility Solutions Boost Supply Chain Efficiency

June 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Mobility solutions are boosting employee and asset efficiency, increasing safety and reducing risk, especially for trucking companies. These and other mobility-driven changes are discussed by John Favors, specialist in field technical services at CBeyond; Michael Nischan, risk control and safety consultant, The McCart Group; Ryan Barnett, director-market development, XRS Corp; and Chad Oginz, enterprise account executive, Ortec. The conversation is facilitated by SupplyChainBrain Editor Emeritus Jean Murphy.

Kenco Offers Dashboards to Measure Supply-Chain Sustainability

June 12, 2013

Kenco

Kenco, a third-party logistics services provider, has developed a set of dashboards to measure companies' sustainability efforts in their distribution, transportation and supply-chain activities.

Forward-Thinking Apparel Industry Supply Chains

June 12, 2013

GreenBiz

In 2004, a group of forward-thinking fashion and athletic brands with restricted substances lists (RSL), featuring such major players as Adidas, C&A, Gap, Levi's, Marks & Spencer and Nike, formed an industry working group with the aim of reducing the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain.

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.