3BL Media

OCTOBER 4, 2023

October 4, 2023 /3BL/ - Today, the Working Capital Fund (WCF), the only venture capital fund focused on building equitable supply chains, has published its 2022 Annual Report. We are finding emerging technologies that can be usefully applied to the supply chain, and tracking the impact that results.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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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GreenBiz

JULY 28, 2020

Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments. The sustainability ambitions of the world’s largest cloud software companies — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce — have been well-documented. Heather Clancy. Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:00. Pull Quote.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The focus on quantifying Scope 3 emissions in the value chain is part of a broader effort by organisations to assess and manage their environmental impact comprehensively. Undertaking this process allows for more informed decision-making and targeted efforts to reduce carbon emissions throughout the value chain.

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

But, when bio- and circular feedstock is blended with conventional fossil feedstock, how can consumers, regulators, and supply chains have confidence in bio- and circular-attributed plastic product claims?

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

New data from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) has revealed the extent of migrant worker abuse across companies’ global supply chains, evidencing ongoing lack of engagement on the issue. Our 2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark revealed a systemic failure to address forced labour and wage theft. “Yet,

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Download the document. The report America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition lays out the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the energy supply chain as well as the federal government plans to address these challenges and opportunities.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 27, 2022

Download the document. In March 2022, the LEP brought together an extraordinary group of leaders and experts for a private, virtual event on to workshop a series of four white papers related to building a robust domestic supply chain to support the emerging offshore wind (OSW) industry in the United States and abroad.

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Sphera

MAY 23, 2023

Since January 1st, 2023, the Supply Chain Act has been in force in Germany with extensive requirements for risk management in companies. Companies are encouraged to make their supply chain transparent, to recognize due diligence risks, to monitor and to guarantee compliance with the standards.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2023

Like other businesses, Burt’s Bees has seen unprecedented challenges in supply chain and other areas during the past three years. It’s these attributes along with our brand’s authenticity, innovation focus, and entrepreneurial spirit that come to life in our 2022 Progress Report.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Noting that investors and other stakeholders will be increasingly relying on these reports, SEBI’s consultation paper said that “assurance becomes key for enhancing credibility of disclosure and investor confidence,” and that more transparency is required in the supply chains of reporting companies.

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Sphera

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Particularly for procurement and supply chain managers, Germany’s Act on Corporate Due Diligence in the Supply Chain ( Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz , or LkSG) represents a major challenge. Procurement and supply chain professionals may then require practical guidelines on what to do next.

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Sphera

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Particularly for procurement and supply chain managers, Germany’s Act on Corporate Due Diligence in the Supply Chain ( Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz , or LkSG) represents a major challenge. Procurement and supply chain professionals may then require practical guidelines on what to do next.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Deutsche Bank announced the publication of its initial Transition Plan, outlining the bank’s methodologies, targets and achievements on its path to net-zero by 2050, across its own operations and supply chain, as well as financed emissions.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Download the document. This report looks at how the United States can strengthen supply chains for clean energy technologies through the lens of industrial competition, cybersecurity and trade policy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Though we faced significant inflationary pressures, demand normalization and pockets of supply chain disruptions, we went into the year committed to driving top-line growth and rebuilding margins while investing in the long-term health of our brands, categories and capabilities.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 13, 2024

Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows.

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 8, 2022

As with most industries, mining can have a lengthy supply chain reaching from the mine face all the way to your home where final products can end up. Some fully integrated mining companies own the whole supply chain from the mine to the retail experience. Value Added Services. Distribution and Fulfillment.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

ASIFMA provides investors with guidance on identifying and addressing illegal practices along supply chains. However,” ASIFMA added, “labour remains a major issue for policymakers to tackle, in part driven by the increasing globalisation and complexity of supply chains. So are both child labour and forced labour.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

Grounded in the need to prevent fraud along the organic supply chain, the SOE final rule will help bolster consumer trust in the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) Organic Seal. Compromised supply chains due to fraud can erode consumer trust in the integrity of the organic brand. How is organic product fraud defined?

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3BL Media

JULY 18, 2024

The initiative is part of AEG's broader commitment to creating a more diverse supply chain and aims to help minority-owned businesses gain the critical exposure they need to expand their client base.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

PARIS, February 13, 2024 /3BL/ - The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). For this reason, we are dedicated to working closely with The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative.’

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

The global supply chain continues to contribute to a significant part of our social and environmental impacts. At SAP, we aim to establish a multi-phased supply chain engagement program by 2024 for our key suppliers to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions along our upstream value chain.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It will combine SCS Sustainability Rated Diamonds Certification data with iTraceiT’s traceability technology to offer detailed information about the origin, journey and sustainability impact of diamonds and other jewelry components across the supply chain. For more information, visit [link].

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is delighted to announce the opening of a stakeholder consultation for FSSC 24000, as it advances to the final stages in the SSCI Benchmark process.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 18, 2022

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

The enhanced program is designed to secure effective identification and management of potential bribery and corruption risks in the supply chain and in sales. The enhanced TPM Program also features new tools to assist in risk-ranking, tracking, processing, monitoring and documenting third party relationships.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Amy Springsteel , also welcomed the addition of the Guidance document. “ The release of this guidance document will give reporting companies and assurance providers more certainty over the data required to verify GHG emissions,” Ms. Chair of AccountAbility’s Standards Board, Ms. Springsteel said.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The RMI is the largest industry association in the minerals space working to address responsible mineral sourcing issues in industry supply chains. ALEXANDRIA, Va., The RMI runs regular workshops on responsible sourcing issues and contributes to policy development with civil society organizations and governments.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 26, 2024

SANTOS, Brazil, August 26, 2024 /3BL/- DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has been granted with the Gold Seal standard for publishing a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory verified by external audit. We are extremely proud to receive this recognition.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The training focused on key risk areas in the recruitment of foreign migrant workers, which are: document retention, contract terms and conditions, and recruitment fees and related costs. For more information supply chain responsibility at AMD, please visit our website.

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2024

In addition, organic supply chain participants who are currently not certified organic will need to be compliant. Companies that have never had to become USDA Organic certified before will now need to comply with these standards if they want to continue being part of the organic supply chain.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply Chain Diversification Key to Resiliency Organizations will start to push more risk assumption into the supply chain to protect themselves against inherited security flaws. In 2024, there will be stricter documentation requirements for secure design, implementation, and validation of supply chain components.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

DESCRIPTION: PARIS and NEW YORK, December 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ - With organizations finding it difficult to gain complete visibility on the sustainability risks of their trading partners as supply chains grow increasingly complex, EcoVadis announces it has added AI and data mining enhancements to its market-leading predictive intelligence solution.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

CSRA is already being used in applications such as: Investor relations; Due diligence; Business process improvement; Supply chain analysis; Guiding consumer purchase; Monitoring regulatory compliance Managing advertising spend; and Marketing. Users can do quick combined region/industry group or country/industry queries.

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3BL Media

JUNE 25, 2024

In an effort to bolster their deforestation-free claims without actually needing to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains, some companies are choosing to use maps that divide up the farms that they buy from into bits and pieces called plots. What’s happening on the ground?

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

Jennifer Peyser, Vice President of Responsible Sourcing at the RMI, said: “The RRA has been pivotal to enable risk monitoring in mineral supply chains. KEYWORDS: Responsible Business Alliance, RBA, Responsible Minerals Initiative, RMI, Copper Mark, Risk Readiness Assessment, supply chain, due diligence.

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