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GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS
As more businesses tout their green initiatives, many are neglecting the carbon footprints of their supply chains. According to a recent Accenture report, logistics and transportation activities contribute approximately 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by all human activity annually. With Obama’s new green agenda, will we see a greening of the supply chains? Green supply chains covers the latest news and information where the changes are being made and where they are lacking.
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By Tilde Herrera - Greener World Media Nearly 20 years ago, Nike found itself in the crosshairs of NGOs over the...
Social and environmental issues are increasingly seen as new business opportunities, but translating this knowledge...
efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains,' said Bob Stoffel, senior vice president,...
and CEO, GE India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh says that while initially the company would be working with supply chain...
Sustainability advocates long ago adopted the mantra “buy local” to limit the carbon footprint of the goods purchased.
Environmental awareness is pervasive nowadays, due to anxieties over energy security and global warming.
Here comes a new carbon finance market, this one with Chinese characteristics. In the latest sign that China takes the...
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Yalmaz Siddiqui, Office Depot’s Director of Environmental Strategy, shares his glass-half-full view of environmental...
Today, Newsweek magazine unveils its first annual Green Rankings, the fruits of a near-Herculean endeavor: rating and...
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Starbucks launched a pilot program in seven New York stores last week that could help the company...
makers of thoughtfully designed premium infant-to-toddler strollers and car seat systems, today announced the...
The financial risk of carbon liabilities, a need for better management control over carbon data, and new government...
to reduce our environmental impact across all aspects of our business, from our buildings to our operations and supply...
In the September issue of Harvard Business Review, authors Ram Nidumolu, C.K. Prahalad, and M.R. Rangaswami provide a...
Early last month, Mark Elis of JustMeans posted a comment on the site about “the debate on paper vs. pixels” that...
The EPA's list of the nation’s top green power purchasers. These organizations are all participants in the EPA’s Green...
Delves into some of the definitions of “green” and “sustainability,” the drivers for green initiatives, the business...
SACRAMENTO, CA — Best Buy, Target and JCPenney are among a group of retailers, trucking companies and ocean carriers...
Completed 88 projects to save 17 million kWh of annualized electricity use, avoiding 4,300 tons of annualized green...
matter of weeks, and it ultimately wrote off over $2 billion in inventory. After that experience, Cisco's supply chain...
MIAMI, FL, Aug 20 (MARKET WIRE) -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing and...
Despite the enthusiasm regarding sustainability expressed by the global business community, these organizations have...
For the last few years, Greenpeace has waged a relentless campaign against Kimberly-Clark, a $19-billion a year...
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