Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

How E-tailers Are Creating a Compelling 'Unboxing Experience'

July 21, 2017

E-commerce retailers today aren't just focusing on the products they sell. They're also paying close attention to the boxes they come in.

7-Eleven Gives Millennials What They Want: Sustainable Coffee

July 19, 2017

Environmental Leader

Convenience retailer 7-Eleven, citing a 2016 study which found that sustainably sourced coffee is recognized by almost half of millennials as an important attribute when making their selection, is swapping the Colombian coffee now served at its stores for a new Rainforest Alliance Certified, single-origin Colombian coffee.

This Shipping-Container Farm Could Someday Solve the Food Desert Problem

July 19, 2017

The Washington Post

There's a farm opening soon in Laurel, Md., that can grow strawberries in January. It could grow rare tropical fruits from Asia and Central America on our native soil. It could produce custom-designed lettuce, more peppery or sweet. It's a hydroponic farm in a shipping container, and its owners hope it could eventually put an end to food deserts, including our biggest one: outer space.

Oil and Gas Spending Continues to Drop

July 18, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Global energy investment fell by 12 percent in 2016, the second consecutive year of decline, as increased spending on energy efficiency and electricity networks was more than offset by a continued drop in upstream oil and gas spending, according to the International Energy Agency's annual World Energy Investment report.

P&G, Cargill Partner to Improve Coconut Oil Supply Chain Transparency

July 17, 2017

Environmental Leader

Companies that source coconut oil from the Philippines and Indonesia - the world's two largest producers and exporters of coconut-based products - face several challenges: little or no economies of scale, lack of financing and training resources, and a rigid supply chain all serve to increase the farmers' dependence on middlemen and perpetuates inefficient and unsustainable agricultural practices.

Opinion: Changing the Renewable Fuel Standard Is Crucial to Revitalizing American Manufacturing

July 17, 2017

Spencer Abraham, CEO of The Abraham Group, Forbes contributor

The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was developed during my tenure as Energy Secretary and has helped diversify America's fuel supplies. The credit program EPA created to ensure RFS compliance, due to changes in the oil industry, now merely serves to subsidize global oil companies and gasoline retail chains at the expense of independent American refiners and small fuel retailers.

China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions

July 14, 2017

Industryweek

The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.

Opinion: Apparel Industry Must Embrace a Sustainable Approach to Meet Demand

July 13, 2017

Environmental Leader

Roughly 20 pieces of clothing per person are manufactured each year. Growth of the multi-trillion-dollar apparel industry has been fed by "fast fashion," which makes clothing cheaply and quickly with a low price-tag. The apparel industry must embrace a new approach to sustainably meet demand in tomorrow's markets.

Boeing, FedEx to Test Fuel-Saving Tech With 'ecoDemonstrator' Aircraft

July 12, 2017

Air Cargo World

Airfreight is notorious for being one of most polluting modes of transportation, so news that Boeing and FedEx Express are teaming up to test fuel-saving technology is welcome news in an industry that has been slow to adapt.

Kimberly-Clark, Like Other CPGs, to Focus on Supply Chain Waste Diversion

July 10, 2017

Environmental Leader

Consumer packaged goods giant Kimberly-Clark Corporation has diverted 95 percent of manufacturing waste from landfills and diverted more than 5,000 metric tons of post-consumer waste through partnership programs around the world, according to the company’s recently released sustainability report.