Supply Chain

Global climate change is exacerbating water scarcity problems around the world, yet few businesses and investors are paying attention to this growing financial threat, according to this report by Ceres and the Pacific Institute. Read More

With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less. Read More

Dreamscapes LLC first piqued our interest a few months ago when it launched a mail-in recycling program for sex toys. Now the intrepid sex toy company has taken its commitment to the environment a step further by becoming the first adult business to attain certification from The Institute for Green Business Certification (IGBC). Read More

7-Eleven unveiled its new environmentally-friendly commissary and distribution center last week in Bohemia, Long Island. The facility will prepare and deliver fresh foods to 674 7-Eleven stores on the East Coast. Read More

Clothing retailer H&M plans to increase its organic cotton use this year by 50 percent, starting with its latest spring line. Read More

Next month, Staples will become the first national retailer to reward customers for recycling any brand of ink or toner cartridge. Read More

This fact sheet is intended to help institutions easily adopt a purchasing program for printers, copiers and fax machines that accounts for social and environmental concerns. Read More

Ernst & Young examines the eco-friendly efforts of hotels and resorts in eight regions of the world, finds progress in the greening of the hospitality industry and identifies 10 areas in which the business could do better. Read More

As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart has long been a powerful force in the global economy -- a bully, its critics would say. These days, though, the company is winning praise for using its leverage -- that's a polite term for bullying -- to protect the environment and help the poor. Read More

This report imagines a world with water shortages and stricter climate change, forestry and biofuel laws and policies. It then shows how those issues could impact the prices of key commodities for consumer goods companies. Read More