Deforestation for fashion: getting unsustainable fabrics out of the closet
Source: The Guardian
Par: D G McCullough
Stella McCartney, H&M, Zara and others are developing viscose and rayon fabrics that don't endanger forests
Source: The Guardian
Par: D G McCullough
Stella McCartney, H&M, Zara and others are developing viscose and rayon fabrics that don't endanger forests
Source: The Guardian
Par: Jo Confino
The UK supermarket to put hard figures against the impact climate change will have on its global fresh produce supply chain
Source: Sustainable Brands
Par: Lisa Curtis
Source: GreenBiz
Par: Arlin Wasserman, Bruce Hull and Barbara McCutchan
Source: Procurement Leaders
Par: Paul Teague
Source: The strategic Sourceror
Recent extraction methods and a desire for reduced carbon dioxide emissions has led many energy companies to invest in natural gas. Additionally, the fossil fuel has been lauded for being inexpensive. However, recent disruptions throughout the procurement process has raised the overall price of the resource.
Source: Supply Management
Par: Mark Plant
Last week’s EU vote on non-financial reporting was, according to Richard Howitt MEP and European Parliament rapporteur on corporate social responsibility “a historic date in the transition to business sustainability for all”.
Source: Triple Pundit
Par: Adam Carrel
A minimum threshold of rights for all human beings is one of the great unrealized ambitions of the post-War era. Despite the enormous efforts of multilateral and grassroots institutions to make the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights a basic unifier across all nations, huge disparities still remain between populations, ethnicities and genders around the world.
Source: The strategic Sourceror
Anticipating the demand for food can be especially challenging for those involved in the edibles procurement process. Between magazines praising particular vegetables for their health benefits and the low cost of processed, frozen produce, figuring out what consumers want is quite difficult. In some areas of the world, the supply of food is quite slim, whereas other nations suffer from obesity as a result of overeating.