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US clean energy forecast for 2017

Ethical Corporation speaks to General Motors and Autodesk to discuss the US clean energy forecast for 2017.

With Red Apron's New Bar, The Burger Market Steps Up Beef Sourcing

Last year, McDonald's started testing fresh, not frozen, ground-beef patties at some Dallas locations. More than two years ago, Carl's Jr. introduced an "all-natural" burger with hormone and antibiotic-free beef sourced from grass-fed and free-range cattle. And since its launch in 2005, the Arlington-based Elevation Burger chain has touted its organic ground beef from similarly pampered cattle.

Unilever Pledges To Go Green On All Plastic Packaging

The consumer goods giant Unilever has pledged to make all of its plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

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Water-Related Supply Chain Risk More Than Quadrupled Last Year

Companies need to step up their efforts in one supply chain risk area - the threats posed by water scarcity, according to Alexis Bateman in the MIT Sloan Management Review.

U.S. Farmers Prepare As Crickets Make Leap In Demand

At Tomorrow's Harvest farm, you won't find acres of land on which animals graze, or rows of corn, or bales of hay. Just stacks of boxes in a basement and the summery song of thousands of chirping crickets.

P&G Vows Zero Manufacturing Waste From All Production Sites By 2020

P&G announced last week it will make additional investments in recycling and beneficial reuse that will eliminate all manufacturing waste from its global network of more than 100 production sites by 2020.

VW Dropped From Trusted-Cargo Program Over Cheating Scandal

The emissions-cheating scandal that has cost Volkswagen AG more than $20bn has also made it harder to import its cars to the U.S.

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From Bean To Bar: Supply Chain Connects Small Farmers And Premium Chocolate Industry

Eladio Pop greets me for a tour of his 30-acre acre farm with a football-size cacao pod strapped to his back and a braided reed across his forehead. "Welcome to my paradise," he says, as we head into his Belizean rain forest brimming with cacao trees, pineapple shrubs, banana and mango trees, coconuts palms and a host of medicinal plants.

Ralph Lauren Unveils Forest-Friendly Sourcing Policy

Ralph Lauren has committed to tracing its supply of wood-based fabrics to prevent rainforest destruction and human rights abuses.

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UN Experts: Rebels, Criminals And Army Interfere With Supply Chain, Exploit Congo Gold

Some army officers, rebel groups and criminal networks in Congo are still illegally exploiting the country's gold and mineral riches despite government and military bans, U.N. experts said in a report circulated last week.

Ralph Lauren Joins Fight To Ensure Fabrics Not Damaging Forests And Lives

Fashion giant Ralph Lauren Corp, whose designs are sashayed on Hollywood's red carpets, has unveiled plans to trace wood pulp used in its clothes to avoid buying from regions destroying forests or violating human rights.

Solar Could Beat Coal To Become The Cheapest Power On Earth

Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it's likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere.

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