Supply Chain

Kraft Foods vowed to increase the amount of Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa beans ten-fold to 30,000 tons by late 2012, to be used in two premium chocolate brands sold in the European and North American markets. Read More

Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in the way Nike thinks about doing business, according to Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president of corporate responsibility. Read More

A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions. Read More

This report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. Read More

The company also launched a new contract service to calculate the carbon footprint of individual customers' shipping activities. Read More

Why is there so much emphasis on lagging sustainability indicators? There are a number of widely used performance frameworks that use leading indicators to foster the long-range thinking that is so important in the world of sustainability. Read More

It's clear our consumption-centered lifestyle has challenged our planet's ability to support us. Our economy doesn't need to be focused solely on spurring consumption. Here's a guide on how to design for a post-consumption economy. Read More

Finding a path to sustainable growth will require global collaboration and eco-innovation on an unprecedented scale. To accomplish this, we need to take a fresh look at a business practice called Design for Environment. Read More

In a wide-ranging and in-depth 90-minute conversation with Joel Makower, Rand Waddoups, Walmart's Senior Director for Sustainability explores the knowns and unknowns driving the retailer's Sustainability Index. Read More

A near-Herculean effort, Newsweek's new list of the greenest companies in the S&P 500 Index may be imperfect -- and are sure to be debated -- but they may also be the best effort to date to assess the mainstream corporate marketplace in the U.S. Read More