Key findings in this survey conducted by Ecovadis include:
- Some 41 percent of suppliers who responded to the survey declared that having CSR requirements in their contracts raised awareness of environmental, social and governance issuesMore
Category Archives: Ansvarlig leverandørstyring
Maersk and IBM to cooperate on blockchain for better supply chain visibility (January 2018)
The aim of the new company will be to offer a jointly developed global trade digitization platform built on open standards and designed for use by the entire global shipping ecosystem. It will address the need to provide more transparency and simplicity in the movement of goods across borders and trading zones.More
Unilever teams with big banks on blockchain for responsible supply chain management (GreenBiz, December 2017)
Over the summer 2017, more than a dozen food companies and retailers — including Walmart, Nestle and Tyson Foods, and motivated by tech giant IBM — formed a consortium dedicated to using blockchain technology to gather better information on the origin and state of food.More
Denmark considers blockchain a new weapon in the fight for human rights (report from Sustainia and Udenrigsministeriet, December 2017)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has highlighted the potential for cryptocurrency to be used to transfer aid in a way less susceptible to corruption.
Denmark has highlighted the potential application for blockchain technology to be used in humanitarian aid, and is considering becoming the first donor country to move funds using cryptocurrencies.
From ‘why’ to ‘why not’: Sustainable investing as the new normal (McKinsey, October 2017)
More institutional investors recognize environmental, social, and governance factors as drivers of value. The key to investing effectively is to integrate these factors across the investment process.More
Cotton Ranking Report 2017 from WWF (October 2017)
Leading brands improve performance on sustainable cotton but many still fall short
Guide to buying responsibly (from Joint Ethical Trading Initiatives – July 2017)
Read the report here or use this link to DIEH.
89 multi-national enterprises: 82,5 billion dollars saved in 2016 on carbon reductions (CDP report May 2016)
Private virksomheder verden over er helt centrale spillere i forbindelse med omstilling af verden til større bæredygtighed.More
Over 80% of carbon emissions from consumer-goods are in the supply chain – article from Mckinsey – November 2016
By working closely with their suppliers, consumer companies can lessen their environmental and social impact and position themselves for strong growth.More
UN’s Guide for supply chain traceability: A splendid tool for companies. Issued in 2014
In 2014 the UN Global Compact and BSR issued this splendid guide to help companies and stakeholders understand and advance supply chain traceability, which is the process of identifying and tracking a product or component’s path from raw material to finished good.More