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How transforming the mica supply chain transforms lives

GreenBiz

How transforming the mica supply chain transforms lives. The partnership aimed to help Beautycounter better understand the local politics and to support a comprehensive plan for the legalization of mica mining, which would increase supply-chain transparency and traceability. Joel Makower. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 02:11.

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Supply Chain Visibility Platform project44 Raises $80 Million to Build Scope 3 Measurement System

ESG Today

Supply chain visibility platform project44 announced today that it has raised $80 million, with funding aimed at driving initiatives including measuring and mitigating Scope 3 supply chain emissions from all modes of transportation. Moller – Maersk parent company A.P.

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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

Still more companies joined the New York Declaration on Forests in 2014. Reflecting on the past 10 years, we learned that solely focusing on individual supply chains and relying on certification will not drive the full-sector transformation needed to end deforestation,” FPC’s 2021 report noted. Grant Reid CEO of Mars Inc.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. After learning of the outsize impact of dairy in its supply chain, it added more plant-based items to its menu. "I

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AMD's energy-slashing feat

GreenBiz

But I recently paused to catch up about one that has particular relevance as more companies act to address their Scope 3 emissions reductions, those generated by supply chains and customers: AMD’s bold pledge back in 2014 to improve the energy efficiency of its mobile processors — the components used in notebook computers and specialized embedded systems, (..)

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), there are almost 60 million more undernourished people now as compared to 2014. Companies have targets that push them to fix their own supply chain, but this can lead to simply shifting the problem to another company’s supply chain. In 2019, 690 million people or 8.9

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ProducePay raises $43 million to build an inclusive supply chain for fresh produce

Impact Alpha

based ProducePay launched in 2014 to bring transparency and fairness to the $300 billion fresh produce market. That supply. The post ProducePay raises $43 million to build an inclusive supply chain for fresh produce appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, May 25 — L.A.-based