The US General Services Administration, the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, last week said it plans to require some contractors to disclose and reduce their greenhouse gases. The GSA’s plan follows a White House proposal to require suppliers to publicly disclose climate-related risks and actions.
Apple announced that all of its final assembly site in China are compliant with UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill validation and major supplier Lens Technology has committed to powering all of its glass production for Apple with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2018.
Also Nike said it has partnered with Apollo Global Management and that the private equity firm will create a new apparel supply chain company that will “embedding sustainability and transparency into the business” and “revolutionize apparel manufacturing in the Americas.”
