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Tips for auditing an ethical supply chain

GreenBiz

Tips for auditing an ethical supply chain. Many serious concerns have hung over the supply chains of global corporations for decades, ranging from human rights issues to lack of transparency about sourcing and other matters. But what defines an ethical supply chain and what does it look like in practice? .

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A sustainability lesson from IBM: take the lead and your supply chain might follow

GreenBiz

Companies must establish systems, structures and training to make it relatively easy for every employee and supplier to implement sustainability.

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Entergy's Supply Chain Organization Donates Nearly $700,000 in Sanitizing Goods

3BL Media

SOURCE: Entergy Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Entergy's supply chain organization this year donated more than 8,000 cases of hand and surface sanitizing liquid, spray and wipes, valued at $694,000. Entergy is committed to creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for all our stakeholders.

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Supply Chain Management at Enbridge

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: A strong, diverse supplier community is essential to the resiliency and agility of our supply chain and contributes to the vitality of the communities where we live and work. Tweet me: @Enbridge shares how a strong, diverse supplier community is essential to the resiliency and agility of their supply chain.

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CARE Impact Partners 2024 Blog Series: Building Socially Sustainable Businesses

3BL Media

Originally published on CARE.org Within the private sector, the role of social sustainability is evolving significantly. Read more at: CARE Impact Partners 2024 Blog Series: Building Socially Sustainable Businesses - CARE

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ESG Explainer: Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain

Chris Hall

The impact of human rights abuses in portfolio companies and their supply chains is becoming more apparent to investors. Martin Buttle, Head of Good Work at NGO ShareAction says, given the estimates, “there is a very real chance that victims are present in the global supply chains” of investee companies.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19

GreenBiz

I recently spoke with Richard Ellis, vice president of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at WBA, via Zoom. I read a recap of a Reuters event where you spoke, and you mentioned that working together with other companies and through your supply chain will be necessary to increase climate action after COVID-19.