How McDonald's aims to serve up deforestation-free packaging

You've heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging. Read More

What will it take to improve the death care industry?

DIY burials, certified "green" cemeteries and essential oil embalming fluid are among the mysteries of after-life body care. Read More

Tech meets transparency: The rise of connected supply chains

Transparency has arrived — whether companies and their suppliers like it or not — thanks to technologies related to smartphones, Big Data and the Internet of Things. Read More

Apple targets supply chain emissions with new Chinese solar farms

The tech giant will add 200 megawatts of solar capacity and work with suppliers in China to boost energy efficiency. Read More

Pig tales: An omnivore’s quest for sustainable meat

Unwinding the complex pork supply chain reveals an array of sustainability issues — including a dangerous addiction to antibiotics. Read More

9 supply chain tech companies you should know

Whole Foods is the latest big business to bet big on traceability tech — and it's far from alone in the rush for more control over product sourcing. Read More

Your supply chain is safer with gender equity

Joe Keefe, CEO of Pax World Funds, talks about why the U.N. Women’s Empowerment Principles need the business sector. Read More

How Nespresso gambled on reviving coffee in South Sudan

War had all but stamped out the coffee industry in a land where the beans first grew. Now Suluja will emerge as the nation's first non-oil export. Read More

How big chains from Walmart to Whole Foods are cleaning up chemicals

"Regulation by retailer" is redefining what quality means and setting missions for corporations as product testing and screening agents. Read More

Lowe's, UPS, P&G shift gears to deliver greener transport

Logistics is quickly emerging as a potential tipping point in the quest to improve supply chain sustainability. Read More