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May 09. 06:37
How Sustainability Can Help Strengthen Your Global Supply Chain
This blog entry from 'Network for Business Sustainability' provides some advice on how to improve sustainability practices, which can eventually enhance competitivenes. It refers to an academic study on empirical evidence published last year.
May 09. 05:25
The Bribery Act and procurement – are we taking it seriously? - Procurement Leaders
Today, the blog from Procurement Leaders provides a quick snapshot on measures put in place to comply with the UK Bribery Act since its introduction one year ago. Its main conclusion: little as been done to instill change internally through more robust due diligence procedures....
May 09. 05:41
Safeway Named Most Sustainable Seafood Grocer by Greenpeace USA for Second Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, Greenpeace USA has ranked Safeway number one in the U.S. on its grocery sustainability scorecard, which rates the Top 20 national grocery retailers on the sustainability of their seafood practices....
May 09. 05:32
Analysis: sustainable sourcing – Partners pour oil on troubled waters | Ethical Corporation
A partnership between Nestlé, The Forest Trust and a leading palm oil supplier may have created a new model for more sustainability...
May 06. 08:58
NIKE, Inc. - NIKE, Inc. Introduces New Targets Elevating Sustainable Innovation Within Business Strategy
Within its New Manufacturing Index, Nike has developed a Sourcing & Manufacturing Sustainability Index (SMSI). The index ranks contract factory performance on on environmental (e.g. water, energy and carbon, and waste) and social metrics (e.g. health and safety, and labor management)&n [...]
May 04. 10:50
Sustainability is not a stick to beat suppliers with
Educating suppliers about the benefits of being more sustainable and helping them improve are key to engaging them, according to senior buyers. Hywel James, head of procurement systems and policy at Centrica, told delegates at the Sustainable Purchasing & Supply Summit in London yesterday some o [...]
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