Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The supply chains of over 100 fashion brands are linked to oil and gas fracking in the Permian Basin in Texas, due to their sourcing of fossil-fuel derived synthetic fibers, according to a new report from climate group Stand.earth. The report found 107 fashion companies using textile materials that rely on petrochemicals.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced that it aims to achieve a physically segregated global cocoa supply chain by 2030, building on its existing commitment to only use responsibly sourced cocoa in its products by creating greater transparency in its cocoa supply chain.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

The firms engagement programs include core ongoing themes focused on climate change, biodiversity and human rights, and focus themes targeting specific sustainability sub-topics, which typically have a defined three-year time horizon. Well investigate some of the battery makers and maybe some of EV producers as well.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Electrification could squeeze CO2 out of industrial supply chains. With this in mind, the remaining years of this decade will be defined by tackling value chain emissions. These Scope 3 emissions often are seen as the third rail of climate policy. Jean Haggerty. Wed, 06/09/2021 - 00:10. Needed: Business model innovation.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 28, 2022

This disruption, like that from the pandemic, highlights some of the risks built into our highly efficient, trade-dependent food supply chain. And yet these risks run far wider than recent events, as the climate crisis is causing food companies to face the very real possibility of losing access to basic products. .

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3BL Media

MAY 30, 2024

The combination of the use of this tool with internal Company knowledge and guidance from external consultants has helped us to better understand physical water risks in our operations, including our supply chain. We also evaluate physical risks in our supply chain. More on our CSA can be found in our TCFD Index.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2024

As the business sector gains a more sophisticated level of understanding around climate change, there has been an increased recognition that sustainability efforts must extend beyond a company’s direct operations.

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3BL Media

JULY 8, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Covid-19 has instigated significant changes in global procurement and supply chain operations. The global lockdowns exposed supply chain weaknesses, which were pervasive even before the pandemic, especially sub-par labor practices. Understanding supply chain complexity.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Supply chain and sustainability topics have dominated global business headlines for more than two years. The interconnectedness of climate change and supply chain disruptions highlights the complexity of supply chains, including the impact in realizing the 2030 vision of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2020

Consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2022

IDC researchers predicted that by 2024, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 70% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools supporting sustainability and a circular economy business model. CO2 is the new currency for resilient, sustainable supply chains,” said Kaufmann.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“So, what does this mean for global supply chain networks?” In it, Enright emphasizes the urgency of integrating environmental foresight and technological innovation into supply chain and logistic strategies to mitigate these risks and ensure economic resilience. Enright asks.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Originally published in FedEx's 2024 Global Economic Impact Report Delivering a more sustainable future FedEx works hard every day to make global supply chains smarter for everyone by leveraging advanced technologies to help optimize logistics.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research, today announces the launch of Converge, a collaborative supply chain initiative.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The company aspires to have its own carbon neutral supply chain by 2040 and recently extended its 100% renewable electricity target to all suppliers. . This effort aligns with Ørsted’s own net-zero by 2040 supply chain initiative - we understand firsthand that in the realm of decarbonization there are no competitors, only partners.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

confectionary, food and pet care giant Mars claims to have eliminated deforestation from its palm oil supply chain after shrinking the number of mills it works with from 1,500 to a few hundred, it announced this week. Business as usual will not drive the transformational change that's needed," Reid said.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Ceres talked with Waxman about Green Century’s focus on deforestation and its growing importance as a driver of climate change. It comes as deforestation — and associated greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts — are mounting in many regions of the world. What follows is a lightly edited interview.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

The evolving Chinese national response to climate change represents complicated new opportunities and challenges for thousands of U.S. companies with operations or supply chains in the country.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As extreme weather events in Canada and around the world are linked to human-made climate change , there is one story that continues to be left out: the connection between climate change and the products we purchase. Our stuff, consumerism and climate change. times the product’s weight. Life cycles matter.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Energize program aims to address the current and future challenges of climate change and its impact on human health by supporting decarbonization across the global industry supply chain. Healthcare systems account for nearly 5% of all global emissions with the majority falling under Scope 3 emissions.

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

From global cotton supply chains to pollution from textile factories, the need to improve the industry in favor of both people and the planet is pressing. . Kirstie Dabbs: What inspired you to begin writing about the fashion industry and climate change? Kirstie Dabbs. Fri, 05/15/2020 - 01:43.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 14, 2022

Businesses should do their due diligence to identify communities in their supply chains that are most at risk to climate change and work alongside them to adapt and build resilience.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

billion based on exchange rates this week) over the next decade in efforts to tackle climate change and deliver on a new goal to ensure net zero emissions across its value chain by 2039. The firm also confirmed that it is aiming to achieve a deforestation-free supply chain by 2023. Supply Chain.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Economic estimates predict that the pandemic will decrease global GDP by 3 percent in 2020, and at our current pace, climate change is estimated to decrease the global GDP by anywhere from 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent by 2050. Operational risk factors.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe. Over 1,000 companies have committed to science-based targets for climate change, but the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) thinks companies need to start making science-based commitments on nature as well as for climate. Jesse Klein.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The world is watching as tens of thousands of leaders gather for the 28 th UN Climate Change Conference ( COP28 ) at Expo City in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12. SAP can help 87% of total global commerce organize its supply chain, transportation, and financial data in a way that enables a circular and net zero economy.”

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By Shameek Ghosh, Co-Founder & CEO of TrusTrace The world is one huge, interconnected, interdependent supply chain. And the race to decarbonize that supply chain is intensifying, as reports indicate the earth may already have warmed more than the target 1.5 Traceability Through the Supply Chain Fashion is a $1.7

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. Supply Chain. Supply Chain. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2023

The S&P Global Commodity Insights Clean Energy Technology service provides in depth coverage of the supply chain economics and outlooks for batteries and energy storage. 10 cleantech trends to look out for in 2023: Component prices decline but do not immediately translate into lower renewable system capex.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Weve also begun working more strategically with key partners, and weve seen incredible commitment from across our community to tackle the twin crises of climate change and social inequality. I recently met with a manufacturer whose supply chain endured 723 audits in a single year. Theres so much to be proud of.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and water pollution dominate the list of issues that experts say are the most urgent — these are all considered more urgent than they were in 2019 — the perceived urgency of social issues is also on the rise. The time to act is now. Consumer Trends.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions. Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Jesse Klein. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In this Teal Talks episode, we hear from leading environmental experts on the impacts of climate change on health and how businesses can make a difference. DESCRIPTION: Climate change doesn’t only affect the health of our planet — it also impacts the health of our people. Climate vulnerability.

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3BL Media

MARCH 31, 2025

Joyce Tsoi, senior director of the Decarbonization Program at Cascale, recently presented at the virtual Komar Supply Chain Sustainability Forums in Vietnam and Cambodia. Decarbonization remains a critical focus for the industry. From Higg FEM data insight, we need to continue to strive for significant actions in South East Asia.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

From climate change to COVID-19 to the supply chain, threats are disrupting our world faster than we can keep up, and they promise only to grow worse over time. The last few years have made traditional ways of thinking about risk obsolete. Technology innovation provides us with the opportunity to meet those challenges.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

We are presented with a rare opportunity to invest in new innovations, rebuild our data and power infrastructures and supply chains to restore and strengthen the economy while healing the environment. Futuristic, sustainable, brewed, high-performance materials already are manufactured locally, disrupting traditional supply chains.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“California’s Climate Accountability Package arrives at a pivotal time, as businesses worldwide face growing pressure to demonstrate their climate commitments. By requiring companies to disclose GHG emissions across their entire supply chain, California is setting a new benchmark for transparency and accountability.

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