Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Those cheaper materials, paired with outsourced labor, efficient manufacturing and reduced trade barriers, caused the price of consumer goods to plummet.

Waste 301

Waste Supply Chains Supply Chain Greenwashing 301

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

We have access to myriad documentaries and books aimed at increasing awareness. While I understand the complexity of these supply chains and how difficult it will be to fully transition to a more sustainable food system, we are losing critical time in endless debates that are not focusing on action. . Pull Quote.

Regenerative 526

Regenerative Supply Chains Supply Chain Waste 526

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Cathy Pieters Vice President Sustainable Ingredients Mondelēz International WHEAT As one of the world's leading biscuit manufacturers, we remain focused on sourcing wheat that is grown more sustainably. We are determined to seize this opportunity to go further, faster." Cage-free eggs We use eggs as ingredients in a few of our products.

Supply Chain 264

Supply Chain Supply Chains Regenerative Manufacturing 264

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Honestly, a lot of our partners — our bottlers, our co-manufacturers, our suppliers — I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me and say, "Hey, this is really exciting. Because we're Scope 3, it's got to be across your whole supply chain. How can we help? We're in on it." And it's flight by flight. So that's one.

Net Zero 384

Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain Regenerative 384

3BL Media

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a result of its position high upstream in the supply chain, the chemicals industry can often seem invisible. Its products sit in the value chain of key industries including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods, making up a significant proportion of their Scope 3 emissions.

Supply Chains 130

Supply Chains Supply Chain Decarbonize Manufacturing 130

Cisco CSR

MAY 4, 2022

Our team has been working around the clock to provide you with an onsite experience that is aligned to the topics you as Manufacturers are battling in this current climate including sustainability, how to finance your digital transformations, and the constant issues around IT/OT Convergence. Not attending in person?

Manufacturing 104

Manufacturing Digital Transformation Supply Chain Supply Chains 104

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

From an emissions standpoint, Climate Week 2020 may go in the books as the greenest of all time. . Sessions and panels were virtual. There were no breakfast buffets. People presumably drank alone instead of mingling at happy hours. But some things stayed the same: Corporations seized the opportunity to announce climate commitments. .

Climate Change 239

Climate Change Paris Agreement Net Zero Supply Chains 239

3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

The deal was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s Q1 2022 earnings in April. First Solar is investing $680 million in expanding America’s domestic PV solar manufacturing capacity by 3.3 GW annually, by building its third US manufacturing facility, in Lake Township, Ohio. About National Grid Renewables.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Supply Chains Manufacturing Development 130

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Progress is detailed in the Integrated Report , with additional data on environment, society, governance, and finance in the Data Book. reduction (compared to FY2022) Introduced manufacturing equipment designed to reduce water consumption. reduction from FY2018 baseline) Scope 3 GHG emissions: 587,848t (32.7%

Integrated Reporting 130

Integrated Reporting Manufacturing Climate Change Waste 130

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Truck Builder Scania Sets 2030 Goal to Decarbonize Supply Chain. Capgemini Sets Goal to Reduce Emissions Across Value Chain by 90%. Assent Launches Supply Chain Sustainability Reporting Solution for Complex Manufacturers. DBS Sets Decarbonization Targets for Lending Book in Key Emissions Intensive Sectors.

Supply Chains 98

Supply Chains Supply Chain Decarbonize Paris Agreement 98

3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2024

With direct access to foundries, mills and end consumers, Venture Metals + provides recycling, reclamation, and investment recovery services to industrial, manufacturing, and service facilities around the world. The materials are then prepared and weighed for supply chain reintroduction.

Chief Sustainability Officer 147

Chief Sustainability Officer Waste Net Zero Supply Chains 147

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nine of the ten hottest years on the books fell in the last decade, and expectations are that 2024 set another record. Companies clearly care about getting heat reduction results – their supply chains, their own operations, and their customers are all being affected,” said Gallagher. The time to focus on heat is now.”

Supply Chains 147

Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Manufacturing 147

3BL Media

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Considine says an incredible 90 percent of all the world’s manufactured goods are delivered in corrugated cardboard packaging, a product made from trees. At school: Notebooks, loose leaf paper, cardboard folders, index cards and books. Reading off screen: Books, newspapers and magazines. Just how important is cardboard?

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Supply Chain Supply Chains 130

3BL Media

JULY 18, 2023

Our operational excellence keeps purchasing cost low with our global scale, ensures high productivity through inhouse manufacturing, turns inventory into cash fast through strong channel partnerships, and keeps a high efficiency of the entire company through strong expense management. This is a remarkable achievement.

Digitalization 130

Digitalization Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain 130

3BL Media

AUGUST 13, 2024

Airlines have a key role to play, but it will also require engine and airframe manufacturers to enable higher SAF blends and the research community to advance innovation in the form of new SAF pathways. The energy sector needs to align its capital commitments, while the financial sector must find more effective ways to support the SAF market.

Decarbonize 147

Decarbonize Waste Supply Chains Supply Chain 147

Corporate Knights

MARCH 5, 2024

A lot of people had bookings to enrol in the program, but almost all of them cancelled because the incentive matters. The program has propelled a transformational and lasting shift in consumer preferences for more energy efficient homes and a robust made-in-Canada green buildings supply chain,” while saving an average of $386 and cutting 1.2

Climate Change 201

Climate Change Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain 201

3BL Media

JULY 12, 2022

The report also highlights how Sappi remained innovative and prosperous amid supply chain disruptions; its steadfast resolve to advancing women in leadership roles, along with strategic partnerships to forge a path for women in STEM; and its commitment to employee safety and third-party collaborations for sustainability initiatives.

Manufacturing 100

Manufacturing Supply Chains Supply Chain Waste 100

3BL Media

JULY 24, 2023

Other business-related activities – such as releasing our content to theaters and via streaming services; employee commuting, corporate and production-related travel; and the manufacturing and distribution of our licensed consumer products – also result in indirect emissions, some of which we track as part of our GHG inventory.

Climate Change 130

Climate Change Net Zero Paris Agreement Supply Chains 130

3BL Media

JULY 6, 2022

Even more unexpected: pairs of high-end athletic shoes, and lots of them; luggage and backpacks, teapots and totes; stacks of gorgeous coffee-table books on topics ranging from furniture to architecture — all to inspire the look and feel of devices that HP has yet to imagine. It’s a balance of staying creative and also being realistic.”.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Waste Development Supply Chain 130

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Cassandra Garber from Dell Technologies was granted a special Sustainable Supply Chain Award presented by premium partner IntegrityNext. Her career has been dedicated to driving sustainable business outcomes through purposeful leadership in consumer goods and forest product manufacturing sectors.

Chief Sustainability Officer 147

Chief Sustainability Officer Development Net Zero Supply Chains 147

Gail Tverberg

JULY 22, 2024

Base scenario from the 1972 book, The Limits to Growth , printed using today’s graphics by Charles Hall and John Day in Revisiting Limits to Growth After Peak Oil. For example, moving significant manufacturing to China starting in late 2001 was a type of added complexity. World population at that time as only about 1 billion.

Climate Change 107

Climate Change Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing 107

Edouard Stenger

MARCH 27, 2017

Water is an important part of supply chain management as it is part of every business operation. To some amazing results : Since launching the Water<Less processes in 2011, we have saved more than 1 billion liters of water in the manufacturing of LS&Co.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change Manufacturing 52

Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 4, 2018

I have been publishing a list of top trends since 1983, as well as speaking and writing about their future impact, and if you have read any of my seven books or thousands of articles over the decades, you know they have been highly accurate. Look for applications in healthcare, supply chain and finance to grow rapidly.

Data Analytics 0

Data Analytics Analytics Supply Chains Supply Chain 0

Chris Hall

AUGUST 1, 2024

In the book, Krotova and co-author Jennifer Geary provide both groups with a strategic toolkit, including a compass to navigate the role and basic technical knowledge of sustainable topics that need to be understood to perform well in the role – such as materiality assessment, integrating sustainability into risk, and building investor relations.

Chief Sustainability Officer 84

Chief Sustainability Officer Value Creation Supply Chains Supply Chain 84

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 18, 2024

Buy it on Bookshop (affiliate link) Book description Some of the greatest opportunities for innovation in the circular economy are in remanufacturing, refurbishment, reuse, and recycling. Technology Innovation for the Circular Economy: Recycling, Remanufacturing, Design, Systems Analysis and Logistics (1st ed.).

Logistics 52

Logistics Development Supply Chain Supply Chains 52

Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Explore our Cisco CX Superheroes Today To read more about our customer hero’s Cisco CX Customer Stories Look Book – a catalog of stories highlighting how Cisco customers are transforming, pioneering, and innovating to drive impact in their organizations and across the world.

Digital Transformation 57

Digital Transformation Digitalization Supply Chains Supply Chain 57

Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2022

Mandates to replace internal combustion engines with electric vehicles, for example, pose significant risks to automotive manufacturers, oil and gas distributors, and refiners. A company that understands its supply chain GHGs is well placed to manage other supply chain financial risks.

Greenhouse Gas Protocol 52

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Supply Chain Supply Chains CDP 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 24, 2024

We should be striving to incorporate these costs into existing accounting systems rather than running parallel ‘books’”. The EU is debating whether and how to put a monetary value on its natural ecosystems as the bloc updates existing regulation on environmental economic accounting.

Climate Change 120

Climate Change Regenerative Banking Chief Sustainability Officer 120

Gail Tverberg

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Use global supply chains to source as large a share of manufacturing inputs as possible from countries with low wages and low energy costs. Build very “lean” just-in-time supply chains. This is helpful because a more rapidly growing economy can withstand higher energy prices.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change Development 98

Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

He stressed the importance of local manufacturing for local circularity, completely eliminating the increasing dependency on heavy transport. Suzanne Greene of MIT presented her research on advancing transparency in mineral supply chains where there is a lack of standardization and a lack of full reporting from companies.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Decarbonize Paris Agreement Shipping 52

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." Elizondo abandoned his plan for a career in the public sector and booked a one-way ticket to San Francisco, with no job and nowhere to live. . LinkedIn .

Waste 109

Waste Climate Change Supply Chains Supply Chain 109

Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Charles Lindholm, a leadership scholar at Boston University, described “charisma” in his 1990 book entitled Charisma as “primarily about a relationship that included the inter-mingling of the inner life of the leader and the followers.” Julia graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Science from Brown University.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero COP26 Climate Change Decarbonize 52

Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Charles Lindholm, a leadership scholar at Boston University, described “charisma” in his 1990 book entitled Charisma as “primarily about a relationship that included the inter-mingling of the inner life of the leader and the followers.” Julia graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Science from Brown University.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero COP26 Climate Change Decarbonize 52

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Within a half-centimeter of space, you need to create a machine that manufactures both textile threads and an adhesive while also serving as its own lightsource…………oh, and two more things - it needs to function without electricity and source its supply chain from only locally-available materials.”

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Supply Chains Supply Chain Development 130

James Militzer

MAY 17, 2022

In fact, wealthy individuals and the global businesses they run benefit everyone, from the affluent countries where those companies are generally domiciled, to the emerging economies where they often manufacture their products. Take, for example, sportswear manufacturers like Lulu Lemon and Nike. where the cost of living is 6.1

Development 98

Development Banking Manufacturing Supply Chains 98

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers.

Supply Chain 505

Supply Chain Supply Chains Waste Net Zero 505

Gail Tverberg

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Regarding Slide 6, the book The Limits to Growth by Donella Meadows and others provided early computer modeling of how population growth and extraction of resources might play out. Peter Turchin and Sergey Nefedov analyzed eight economies that collapsed in their book Secular Cycles.

Supply Chains 89

Supply Chains Supply Chain Development Academics 89