Supply Chain
How organizations are working to address the myriad social, environmental and operational issues that can arise in complex supply chains
The Solution to Your Scope 3 Problem: Insetting, Explained
As climate strategies evolve, sustainability leaders are asking new questions about how to make meaningful progress on Scope 3 emissions. One concept gaining momentum is insetting—a strategy that’s changing how companies think about emissions red... View More
Food Protecting Food: How Apeel Keeps Produce Fresher for Longer
Apeel’s plant-based coating and RipeTrack platform are helping growers and retailers reduce spoilage, extend freshness and build a more resilient food system. ... View More
Submerged Risks: How Business Can Address Deeper Impacts on Nature
It makes sense that companies focus on the issues most material to them. But simple, collective action can address universal issues such as biodiversity loss. ... View More
Global Enforcement Needed to Root Out Uyghur Forced Labor
The UFLPA has shown the potential of mandatory due diligence to drive impact, but also the limitations of a single-country approach to addressing forced labor. ... View More
Top 5 Scope 3 Hotspots in Retail Value Chains
Leading retailers are rethinking inputs and partnering with both suppliers and competitors to tackle tricky value chain emissions. ... View More
Mars Invests $15M in Pursuit of Climate-Resilient Peanut
The food giant’s Protect the Peanut Plan aims to future-proof the vulnerable legume — a key ingredient in billion-dollar brands including M&M’s and Snickers. ... View More
Can We Cultivate Sustainable Supply Chains for Chocolate?
While some think ethical, climate-resilient chocolate means no cacao, startups such as California Cultured are giving the crop a sustainable makeover in a lab. ... View More
Suntory Doubling Down on Regenerative Ag Efforts
Supply chain pilots include upcycling agricultural byproducts, improving yield efficiency and boosting crop disease resistance through regenerative practices. ... View More
Could Seaweed Be the Key to Critical Mineral Independence?
New biomining platform eschews environmentally destructive conventional mining to source critical minerals via photosynthetic marine systems. ... View More
Can the US Produce Its Own Electronics? Not Without Circularity
A side effect of tariffs could be an increase in industry circularity and the associated recycling of materials and components to enable domestic electronics manufacturing. ... View More
Resilience Has Replaced Leanness as Top Supply Chain Priority
In our VUCA world, potential supply chain disruptions are a constant threat. Robust data collection and analysis boosts security, compliance and sustainability. ... View More
Investing in People Yields Dividends in Supply Chain Resilience
Future-proofing our global apparel-manufacturing business means investing in the people who power it — and arming ourselves with the right data to continuously improve. ... View More
EACs for Scope 3 — Not Perfect, But Necessary
Despite promising developments, industry efforts to eliminate scope 3 emissions will not scale in time. EACs allow companies to invest in climate-change mitigation activities while they decarbonize their value chains. ... View More
WWF Calls on Brands to Lead Shift to Deforestation-Free Leather
New funding mechanism designed to help companies achieve deforestation-free leather supply chains through increased transparency and collective action. ... View More
Fashion Giants Join Forces to Scale Circular Apparel, Footwear
Two new initiatives from Fashion for Good are enlisting industry heavyweights to ‘create a blueprint for systemic change,’ by scaling circular solutions and infrastructure for footwear and textiles. ... View More
2 New Resources Aim to Put Apparel Companies, ESG Regulators on the Same Page
Amid a spate of new ESG-related legislation, an interactive white paper demystifies this regulatory rigmarole for apparel and textile companies; and a handbook outlines the industry’s unique challenges for the EU as it develops due diligence guidel... View More
Acumen Invites Chocolate Lovers to Make a ‘Cocoamitment’ This Valentine’s Day
The campaign promotes chocolate brands that exemplify transparency and fairness through practices including direct trade, farmer ownership and paying price premiums to farmers. ... View More
Japan’s ‘Coffee Hunter’ Shares Vision of Industry’s Sustainable Future
José Yoshiaki Kawashima, founder of coffee brand Mi Cafeto, is on a mission is to create a market and increase value for producers who are committed to making quality coffee while protecting the environment and human rights. ... View More
Kentucky Distilleries Are Future-Proofing Bourbon Through Regenerative Ag
The five-year, $2.8M collaboration between four spirits giants, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Precision Conservation Management will help Kentucky corn farmers shift toward regenerative growing practices. ... View More
