Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

U.S. Launches Tool to Stake Claim to World’s Rare Earth Minerals

March 5, 2020

In a high-tech twist on hammering pickets into the ground, the U.S. State Department has helped launch an online tool aimed at staking America’s claim to many of the world’s rare-earth minerals.

The Global Movement Against Plastic Waste Is Growing

March 4, 2020

Helen Atkinson, SCB Contributor

More groups are beginning to acknowledge what a dirty and difficult business recycling plastic really is.

For Global Supply Chains, the Bar Has Been Raised on Emissions Reporting

March 2, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Global businesses are having to work harder these days to get in line with a voluntary standard on the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.

ANALYSIS

The Greening of the Supply Chain

February 12, 2020

Kim McQuilken, SCB Contributor

Sustainability is becoming an integral part of global supply-chain strategies — as well as the bottom line.

Global Agriculture Has a Planting Problem

February 12, 2020

Bloomberg

Climate-friendly crops are getting more attention from farmers and food companies as pressure mounts to find sustainable forms of agriculture. Enter Kernza, a new grain that’s already got powerful backers like General Mills Inc. and the support of academia.

Analysis

An Ethics-Driven Approach to Supply-Chain Management

February 12, 2020

Rich Sherman, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Non-profit association Business Roundtable has made a valuable case for corporations to shift their purposes to promote “an economy that serves all Americans.”

Analysis

How Sustainable Strategy Fits Into the Digital Revolution

February 12, 2020

Alexis Bateman, SCB Contributor and Suzanne Greene, SCB Contributor

The transition toward “Industry 4.0” offers a number of opportunities to rethink and reinvent global supply chains with sustainability in mind.

Analysis

A Risk Maturity Model for the Modern Supply Chain

February 12, 2020

Gregory Schlegel, SCB Contributor

These steps offer a roadmap for organizations to establish their risk maturity level, and then build expertise.

Analysis

Redefining the Supply-Chain Approach to Sustainability

February 12, 2020

Peter Cook, SCB Contributor

There are a lot of factors contributing to an increased focus on supply-chain sustainability, but two stand out.

Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills

February 11, 2020

Bloomberg

Built to withstand hurricane-force winds, the blades can’t easily be crushed, recycled or repurposed.

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