Supply Chain
Can this startup use blockchain to brew up more sustainable coffee?
A new venture, bext360, has developed a system that verifies beans using smart image recognition. The technology may allow buyers to track provenance of crops more closely, while promising faster payments for local farmers. Read More
Supply Chain Transparency Summit Report
The GreenBiz 17 Supply Chain Transparency Summit occurred as a half-day, invitation-only working session bringing together corporate sustainability and supply-chain leaders to discuss strategies and best practices in building and communicating sustainable, transparent supply chains. Read More
Dow, BASF, Eastman stir up new formulas for safer chemicals
The market opportunity for safer chemicals to replace those suspected to hold endocrine disruptors and other toxins is estimated to be headed to $100 billion by 2020. Read More
Partnerships: The key to getting green chemistry tech to market?
How companies such as Levi's, Apple and Dow are engaging in the pursuit of new materials and industrial ingredients. Read More
Inside the big business of investing in supply chains
Kellogg, IKEA and others are seizing financial opportunities from improving lives and reducing the environmental impacts of millions of smallholders in supply chains. Read More
Unilever rises above the regs on chemicals transparency
A new level of fragrance disclosure has the sweet smell of success. Read More
GM, Steelcase see a web of opportunity in the circular economy
The manufacturing giants talked creating jobs and cutting supply chain waste at the GreenBiz 17 conference in Phoenix. Read More
These hidden ingredients can improve your supply chain
The Sustainability Consortium, Unilever and others revealed how visibility is one step forward. Read More
Is your sustainable supply chain program really as good as you think?
The trend is clear: companies are increasingly engaging their suppliers and investing in transparent networks. But is it enough? Read More
Can artificial intelligence make supply chains sustainable?
Next-gen software from the likes of EcoVadis, eRevalue, RepRisk and SAP could speed analysis. Read More
