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CARE Impact Partners 2024 Blog Series: Building Socially Sustainable Businesses

3BL Media

At CARE Impact Partners, we see this every day when we advise large corporations on how embedding social sustainability and impact strategies across the business can accelerate inclusive growth, improve business resilience, future proof supply chains, mitigate compliance risk, and ultimately drive value to their diverse stakeholders.

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Norwegian Supply Chain Transparency Act: What Norway's New Due Diligence Law Means for Your Business and How EcoVadis Can Help

3BL Media

The legislation mandates that liable firms be able to account for the human rights and fair labor practices, not only of direct or “Tier 1” suppliers, but of all those indirect vendors and subcontractors who comprise the entirety of the upstream and downstream value chain. Learn more about the Norwegian Supply Chain Transparency Act here.

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Reshaping Business Responsibilities: Navigating Changing Legislation and Best Practices in Supply Chain Sustainability and ESG Management

3BL Media

Today, companies are increasingly accountable for their impact on human rights, the environment, and society at large, and not just for their own operations, but throughout their supply chains as well. In this blog, we will look at key legislation you need to be aware of and also discuss best practices for supply chain due diligence.

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The Overlooked Risks in Supply Chain Security

Cisco CSR

Supply chains have become intricate webs of interconnected suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and consumers who benefit from these associations. While this global ecosystem has ushered in new… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

“These complex challenges can’t be solved in isolation, or by doing business as usual,” said Judson Althoff, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Commercial Business, in the blog about the deal. “We Another deal that has my attention is one between the Google cloud team and Unilever's supply chain organization.

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Supporting Smallholder Farmers on the Way to a More Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain

3BL Media

Supporting Smallholder Farmers on the Way to a More Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain. The partnership, which aims to help smallholder farmers in Central and South America earn a living wage while connecting the farmers to a global supply chain, has proven to be beneficial for both partners. “If Fri, 01/13/2023 - 10:00.

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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

The Anglo-Dutch firm first announced plans to give its shareholders a direct say over its climate action strategy back in December , in a bid to boost corporate transparency and governance surrounding its drive to reach net-zero emissions for its core business by 2030 and across its entire supply chain by 2039.

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