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The New Mission of the Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation

Richard Bank & Lisa Harrington, Directors, Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation

November 30, 2012

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Richard Bank and Lisa Harrington, directors of the Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation, bring us up to date on the group's efforts to introduce third-party verification of companies' sustainability programs. [Run Time (Min.): 12:54]

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