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More than half of Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) supply chain members expect to deselect suppliers in the future for failing to meet carbon management criteria, according to a new CDP report.

The second annual CDP Supply Chain Report, produced by A.T. Kearney, summarizes climate change information from 710 suppliers, and it shows that carbon management is becoming an increasingly fundamental component of supply chain strategy for the 44 CDP supply chain member companies –including global corporations such as Dell, Juniper Networks, National Grid, PepsiCo and Reckitt Benckiser.

Specifically, the report found that: Continue Reading »

Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, is continuing to set aggressive environmental targets, despite the lack of clear government guidance, Chief Executive Terry Leahy told Reuters earlier this week.

In fact, the company plans to spend more than 100 million pounds ($159 million) with British green technology companies over the coming year as it moves forward with its drive to cut carbon emissions in half by 2020.

In the Reuters article, Leahy admits that it would be better to have “clear binding targets” (set by governments).  But, since we’re currently operating in a “political vacuum,” businesses will have to take the lead and set their own, he says. Continue Reading »

Supply Chain Digest ran a great article earlier this week in which several supply chain gurus give their predictions for 2010.

It’s one of those articles that I find intriguing not only because of what’s included, but also because of what isn’t.

Specifically, I was surprised to notice that only one of the six gurus mentioned sustainability in their forecast.  Jim Barnes, EnVista president, organized his predictions into six key themes: Continue Reading »

A new study by Keystone Distribution Europe found that foodservice operators and suppliers believe that the distribution industry is failing to take the sustainability agenda seriously.

According to results reported by logisticsmanager.com, 46 percent of suppliers and 36 percent of operators who participated in the study thought that many companies do not take the issue of sustainability seriously. Nearly three quarters (73 percent) of foodservice operators believe that the industry must take responsibility.

The study, “Chain Reactions,” also looked at barriers to implementing sustainability practices and found that: Continue Reading »

Yesterday, the Clorox Company launched a new CSR website devoted entirely to increasing communication about the company’s CSR initiatives.

These CSR initiatives fall into five broad categories, defined by Clorox as:

• People: treating employees and partners with dignity and respect

• Products: delivering safe, high-quality products that meet consumer need

• Performance: running business operations responsibly and ethically while targeting strong financial results

• Planet: decreasing the company’s environmental impact

• Purpose: supporting the communities where Clorox does business Continue Reading »