Supply Chain
Burger King Drops Controversial Palm Oil Supplier
Burger King has become the latest company to stop buying palm oil from Sinar Mas, an embattled Indonesian company its critics accuse of deforestation. Read More
An Inconvenient Sandwich: The Throwaway Economics of Takeaway Food
This report investigates the economic pressures facing independent cafés and sandwich bars which often forces social justice, sustainability and health off the menu. Read More
View from the C-Suite: MillerCoors' Tom Long
The president of the second largest beer company in the United States talks traditions of sustainability, water management practices, and the challenges of greening micro- and macrobrews alike. Read More
Interpreting Pre-Consumer Recycled Content Claims
Which materials can be claimed as pre-consumer recycled content -- and which definitely can't? UL Environment has developed this white paper to provide clarity about guidelines to validate claims of pre-consumer recycled content and to serve as a reference for manufacturers. Read More
UPS's Green Shipping Program Goes Global
United Parcel Service is expanding its carbon neutral shipping program to 35 countries and territories in Europe, Asia and the Americas following the launch of the service last fall in the United States. Read More
Unlocking Energy Efficiency in China: A Guide to Partnering with Suppliers
How leading companies can launch supply chain energy-efficiency programs in China. Read More
EPA Releases Previously Secret Ingredients of Oil Dispersants
The EPA quietly published this week the formulas for Nalco's Corexit chemical oil disperants, which have been used in unprecedented amounts to try and fight BP's gulf oil spill. Read More
Sainsbury's Tests New Technology to Trim Food Waste
Sainsbury's has invested in new technology that will allow the retailer to make real-time supply chain decisions to reduce food waste caused by unexpected weather. Read More
Foxconn Suicides Lead to Scrutiny of Supply Chain Management at Tech Firms
The company, a contract manufacturer for a number of electronics companies including Apple and HP, faces questions about its labor practices in the aftermath of suicides by workers. Read More
What's Driving the Business Case for Carbon Management?
Innovation, costs, and regulation now drive leading firms to increasingly embrace carbon management and sustainability, but within the next few years, companies will move in greater numbers from a tactical to strategic approach as factors such as emissions and resource scarcity take on greater importance in C-suite decisionmaking. Read More