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Ceres Launches Online Supply Chain Sustainability Tool

September 6, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Ceres has released an online tool to help companies assess supply chain sustainability. The Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ): Building the Foundation for Sustainable Supply Chains was designed for the industrial goods sector, but can be useful for all companies seeking to strengthen supply chain engagement, according to Ceres. It’s intended ... Read more »

Global Food Companies ‘Should Upgrade Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies’

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Only four of the world’s largest food producers – Danone, Heinz, PepsiCo and Unilever – have invested in wide-ranging codes of conduct to guide their suppliers’ environmental performance, according to a new report from Verdantix. Verdantix benchmarked the sustainable supply chain strategies of the 12 largest global food firms, with ... Read more »

Supply Chain Sustainability Standards Lacking, Companies Say

July 24, 2012July 25, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sixty-two percent of executives surveyed said a lack of measurement standards impairs their efforts to track supply chain sustainability performance, according to a study released today by Green Research. The firm surveyed 30 senior sustainability and procurement executives at major companies globally and found that poor data quality also hinders ... Read more »

Sprint Says ecoEnvelope Will Save $500,000, 447 Tons of Paper

June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sprint Nextel says sending customers bills in “ecoEnvelopes” will save the company just under a half million dollars in operational costs, and the equivalent of 447 tons of paper, in about a year. The initiative allows Sprint customers to receive and send payments using the same two-in-one reusable envelope, which ... Read more »

Puma Earns A, Apple Takes Home D in EIRIS Sustainability Rankings

May 2, 2012May 3, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

German sportswear manufacturer Puma tops EIRIS’ Top 10 Global Sustainability Leaders list while Apple earns a D, in a ranking that sees UK and European companies receive higher marks than their US and Asian counterparts. With the UN’s 2012 Rio+20 Earth Summit coming up in June, the research house applied ... Read more »

US Corporate Sustainability Falling Short, Ceres Finds

April 26, 2012April 26, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

An analysis of 600 U.S. companies, released today, finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances – but overall the group has fallen short of expectations in four measured categories. The Road to 2020: Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, conducted by Ceres and global research and analysis ... Read more »

Logistics Firms Move Towards Sustainability Checks on Supply Chain

October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Leon Walker

Using supply chain scorecards to measure a supplier’s sustainability is becoming widespread throughout the transport and logistics industry, as companies such as DHL and Eurostar aim to lessen their environmental impacts, according to a report by sustainability information source Ecodesk. The Ecodesk 2011 Sustainability Transport & Logistics Report features interviews ... Read more »

Communication Obligations of Being a Green Supply Chain Partner

April 26, 2011April 21, 2011 by Jennifer Hermes

For manufacturers, one of the most comprehensive impacts on their business practice has been the dramatic emergence of the green supply chain. According to a 2011 study of execs conducted earlier this year by IFS North America, a robust 77 percent of manufacturers are now part of a green supply ... Read more »

4 Ways to Boost Sustainability with Strategic Merchandising Supply Chain Efforts

April 13, 2011 by Jennifer Hermes

If you look on the shelves in just about any store today, you are hard pressed to find a product that is not emblazoned with some form of “green” label on it. And it’s no accident. CPG companies know that sustainability is no longer just a fad; consumers’ demand for ... Read more »

Supply Chain Chiefs: Sustainability Isn’t Key

January 11, 2011January 12, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Chief supply chain officers do not see sustainability as a key challenge in 2010/2011, according to a survey by research firm eyefortransport (EFT). In the survey, supply chain officers identified the “biggest business challenges driving their supply chain agenda” as variability and forecasting (42 percent), cost containment and reduction (39 ... Read more »

Carbon Pricing “Creates Supply Chain Risks”

December 10, 2010October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

Carbon-reduction policies and marketing regulations are just some of the risks facing executives trying to green their supply chain, according to a report by Ernst & Young. As carbon pricing becomes established in various jurisdictions, organizations will face risks from compliance obligations, according to the report. This will impact cash ... Read more »

McKesson Partners with IBM to Cut GHG Emissions

November 16, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

McKesson is using IBM’s new supply chain software, aimed at reducing the pharmaceutical company’s carbon dioxide emissions and drug distribution costs. The Web-based analytics tool, the Supply Chain Sustainability Management Solution (SCSM), is expected to help McKesson determine the environmental and financial impacts of its supply chain activities. The company ... Read more »

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