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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
“Going Green” is no longer a choice for supply chain managers – it’s a givenNews • Sustainability • Supply Chain • Green • Permalink
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
To date, more than 200 corporate giants have explained to the seven-person Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs why their manufacturing facilities or suppliers in China violated the country’s air and water laws. At least 50 companies have taken corrective actions and agreed to IPE-supervised environmental audits of their factories. Here’s why supply chain managers need to pay attention to influential little watchdogs like IPE.Tuesday, February 21, 2012
This is the second installment of a two-part forecast written by Kimberly Knickle, practice director, IDC Manufacturing InsightsNews • Supply Chain • Green • Sustainable • Permalink
News • Supply Chain • Green • Sustainable • Permalink
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
CAPS Research releases a benchmarking report on Supplier Environmental Sustainability PerformanceNews • Green • Supply Chain Management • Environment • Permalink
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Even though the calendar says it is November 30, this atypical balmy weather in the Northeast is making me feel it is more like May 30. And given this unusual, but welcome, climate, it seems appropriate that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is convening this week in Durban, South Africa to discuss a global response to climate change.News • Sustainability • Green • Sustainable • Permalink
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Port of Los Angeles and the International Association of Ports and Harbors plan to develop incentive program strategies to participate in the Environmental Ship Index Program starting next year.News • Global • Green • Sustainable • Permalink
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
More and more companies now recognize that creating a sustainable supply chain is more than just the right thing to do—it’s a requisite to business success. Sustainability today resembles the quality movement of three decades ago. As with quality, there was initial resistance to “going green.” But it soon became apparent that the benefits were far too great to ignore.November 2011 • Green • Strategy • Risk Management • Organization • Permalink
Thursday, November 03, 2011
According to new research released at the Business for Social Responsibility Conference, more than eight in 10 respondents (84 percent) are optimistic that global businesses will embrace CSR/sustainability as part of their core strategies and operations in the next five yearsNews • Supply Chain • Green • Sustainable • Permalink
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
In 2007, SCMR featured an article on Walmart’s burgeoning sustainability program, focusing on eight specific initiatives being undertaken at the company. Four years later, the author of that article, Erica Plambeck of Stanford, and colleague Lyn Denend revisit those initiatives to assess what Walmart has accomplished to date—and what still needs to be done.Green • Inventory Management • Sourcing & Procurement • Strategy • SeptemberOctober 2011 • Permalink



