2Sustain

This past Sunday, March 22, marked the 17th anniversary of World Water Day, an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The theme for this year’s event was “Transboundary waters: sharing water, sharing opportunities,” and over the past few weeks, it has been great to see global corporations stepping forward to recognize World Water Day, as they reaffirm their commitment to responsible water stewardship.

Case in point: PepsiCo. On Friday, PepsiCo positioned itself as an international water stewardship leader by announcing an ambitious agenda of global initiatives. Essentially, the company is pursuing a two-pronged approach. First, PepsiCo is improving water efficiencies within its own operations. Second, the company is committed to working with communities and other organizations to increase access to clean water around the world.

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How do you shop for books, CDs, or other small household items? Do you like to get in your car and drive to the store, or do you prefer to shop online? Do you think one method is better for the environment than the other? Are your customers concerned with the carbon footprints of their shopping habits?

If you’re wondering about these types of green logistics questions, I suggest you check out a new report by researchers at the Logistics Research Centre, School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh.

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Combine the current economic downturn with the increasingly complex global business and regulatory environment, and it’s no surprise that businesses today are feeling more vulnerable than ever to supply chain risk. In fact, I’m hearing from a growing chorus of corporate executives who now consider supply chain risk management the number one priority for their CPOs.

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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the hype surrounding everything “green” these days. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for straight-talk about the issue. I’m looking for best practices and practical strategies that can help you get started on your sustainability plan, and today I found a great no-nonsense post over at Knowledge@W.P. Carey. The article, titled “A Roadmap for Sustainable Supply Management,”outlines five steps that CAPS Research recently developed to assist buyers and suppliers in establishing supply management environmental sustainability.

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I ran across this video interview yesterday, and I thought you would enjoy it. In the clip, Jay Dietrich, program manager of climate stewardship at IBM, talks about how you can begin to establish a company-wide sustainability plan with regard to energy efficiencies and GHG emissions.

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