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A Guide to Building Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Capabilities
The term "sustainable development" was coined in Our Common Future, released in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission, a UN-backed organization created to unite countries in the pursuit of sustainable development. As defined by the Commission, there are three main pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, environmental protection and social equality.
112217 A Guideto Building
No Nafta? No Problem, Says One Mexican City
In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Josué Vidales considers his business a Nafta success story. The 43-year-old father of five founded his engineering firm a decade ago, on the eve of the world economic crisis, to capi­tal­ize on the factory boom in this burgeoning industrial city 250 miles north of Mexico City.
A Pharma Giant Looks for Help in Pushing Suppliers to Slash Carbon Emissions
Three years ago, GlaxoSmithKline set up an online Supplier Exchange to enlist suppliers in a bid to meet carbon-reduction goals. Now it's found a familiar partner to manage that community.
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A Look at Supply Chains of the Future
Conversations with supply-chain executives about the innovative technologies that are already shaping the way that product is moved to market.
112117 A Lookat Supply
A Fifth of Firms Don't Have Full Supply Chain Visibility, Report Says
Almost three quarters of firms say they have continuity arrangements in place with regard to supply chain management, according to a survey.
How a Shirt Covered in Swastikas Ends Up in a Department Store
Retail supply chains are so complex that sometimes a Nazi symbol can slip through the cracks.
112017 Howa Shirt Covered
The U.S. Is on the Threshold of the Biggest Oil and Gas Boom Ever
The U.S. is set to enjoy the biggest increase in oil and gas production the world has ever seen over the next few years, according to a new report.
Fidget Spinners Sold at Target Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead, Advocacy Group Says
Fidget spinners - the multipronged, whirling gadgets that became so popular this year that some schools banned them as a distraction - have been marketed as playful diversions meant to help people calm down and focus.
Opinion: How Brands Can Create Safer Supply Chains
In 2010 a spate of suicides at factories in southern China owned by Foxconn, a contract manufacturer for some of the world's leading electronics brands, highlighted poor conditions faced by its assembly workers. Foxconn promised to improve working conditions, but reports of further suicides or attempted suicides have continued to dog the company.
No Room for America Left in Those Jeans
In October, International Textile Group, acquired by a private equity firm a year ago, announced plans to close the storied Cone Denim White Oak plant in Greensboro, N.C. That factory was a 112-year-old shrine to bluejeans and the last major manufacturer of selvage denim in the United States.
Best Practices in Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Procurement
As low oil prices continue to put downward pressure on oil and gas companies, supply chain efficiencies are needed more than ever in the industry, particularly in the non-hydrocarbon area.
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Most U.K. Supermarkets Are Falling Short in Fight Against Antibiotics Crisis
Most of the U.K.'s biggest supermarket chains are falling short on measures to reduce the use of antibiotics in the production of the meat and animal products they sell, campaigners have warned, with potentially harmful impacts on human health.
111717 Most Uk Supermarkets
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