Supply Chain
Puma Reports $133M of GHG, Water Impacts in Environmental P&L
Puma is the first sportwear company to put a value on its greenhouse gas and water impacts. Read More
How to Choose Product LCA Software To Resolve Supply Chain Challenges
The demand for lifecycle assessments projects has led to a boom as software makers flood the market with solutions. Here's how your firm can choose the right LCA tool. Read More
What's the Solution for the Curse of Conflict Minerals?
The new law requiring U.S. public companies that use tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold to trace them back to their source calls for unprecedented transparency in supply chains. But will it end the "minerals curse" that hangs over materials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Read More
Transparency, Regulations Drive LCA Popularity
Interest in life cycle assessments has exploded as companies realize the benefits of knowing nitty-gritty details of their products' impacts and aim to stay ahead of regulations. Read More
Kraft's Recipe for Greener Mac-n-Cheese and Oreos
Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015. Read More
Levi's Revamps Supply Chain Engagement to Focus on Workers' Rights
The company's new guidelines, issued 20 years after it set terms of engagement focused on compliance in its supply chain, now aim to help the workers in its global supply chains prosper while also protecting the environment. Read More
Costa Coffee, Kenco, Mars Honored by Rainforest Alliance
Costa Coffee, the Kenco Coffee Company ad Mars Inc. are among the winners of Rainforest Alliance's Sustainability Standard-Setter Awards for 2011. Read More
How Timberland, Levi's Use Teamwork to Advance Sustainability
Companies across all industries are collaborating like never before with stakeholders to get a jump on the next big, smart sustainability idea or avoid the next embarrassing misstep. Read More
Waste Management Takes Two Big Steps in the Composting Business
Waste Management Inc. is investing in the largest composting facility in the eastern U.S. and building a new composting site in Florida -- moves aimed at expanding WM's work in organics recycling and advancing the company's goal to transform its business model. Read More
Mapping Industry's Environmental Impact
The Economy Map charts the various ways major U.S. industries affect the environment. Read More