Trusting your partners, treating other businesses how you would wish to be treated and extending participation beyond the first tier of suppliers are three key steps to building a sustainable trading partner network, according to supply chain software company E2open president and CEO Mark Woodward.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of $4m in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports, many of which are in areas that face environmental justice challenges.
Retail hazardous waste management is an incredibly complex industry from both a logistics and regulatory standpoint. There's only one constant"”it is always changing.
Retailers and manufacturers courting Gen X and Y shoppers this holiday season should introduce more transparency into their product labels and identify fair trade, conflict-free and environmentally friendly practices, according to a survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.
Food is now arriving at grocery store shelves across the East Coast with a smaller carbon footprint, thanks to the recent purchase by Supervalu Inc. of 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG).
Five years ago, Waste Management recycled around 6 million tons of materials in the U.S., according to CEO David Steiner. It set a goal of recycling 20 million tons by 2020 and began up to $100m a year in recycling facilities and technology.
Procter + Gamble Co. says its 15th Annual Sustainability Report demonstrates the company's commitment to helping people live better and more sustainably through an integrated approach to environmental and social responsibility. The report includes P+G's sustainability results from the past fiscal year and progress updates on the company's environmental and social responsibility goals for 2020.
Results from one of the world's largest annual surveys of corporate sustainability executives underscore the importance of collaboration among business and external stakeholders to address climate change, among other key issues, in order to improve sustainability performance. This year, more than 700 business leaders from BSR's global member network responded to the fifth annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013"”the largest survey response to date.
The Hershey Company says two more of its plants have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill (ZWL) status. With the addition of the Y&S Plant in Lancaster, Pa., and the Robinson Plant in Robinson, Ill., The Hershey Company now has six U.S. plants that no longer dispose routine waste into landfills. Moreover, it has exceeded its goal to convert five plants to ZWL by 2015 well ahead of schedule.