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The Road to Sustainable Urban Logistics presents the findings of qualitative research, along with an online survey conducted by GreenBiz in June 2017 among a sample of respondents within the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel.

Starbucks outlined its plan for the future, one that will focus on human connection, relevant innovation, and the company’s fastest growing market, China, as it moves forward with new president and CEO Kevin Johnson.

This report summarizes results based on a survey of the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel, consisting of executives and thought leaders in the area of corporate environmental strategy and performance, who provide their expertise and perspective on advances in corporate sustainability.

UPS is now delivering some of its packages in Portland, Oregon, with a prototype electric-assist tricycle, with plans to deploy additional e-bike deliveries next year if successful to help solve the ever-evolving demands of urban logistics.

US coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced plans to add 12,000 more stores worldwide after it unveiled a new five-year growth plan which will attempt to increase its annual revenue by 10% and leverage the new roasteries and reserve stores to elevate the Starbucks brand.

This National Coffee Day (September 29, 2016) marks the one-year anniversary of Starbucks One Tree for Every Bag Commitment, an effort by Starbucks customers and partners (employees) to help combat the plague of coffee rust in Latin America.

The world’s biggest coffee-shop supply chain is buying a stake in Princi, which sells pastries, pizza and pasta in Europe, Starbucks will also act as a global licensee of the Italian company, helping it to expand globally.

True innovation means considering what happens to a product at every stage of its life cycle, and Apple's reuse robot, called Liam, disassembles your iPhone when it’s no longer functioning, so the materials inside can live on.

A competency model is a roadmap for seeking and developing ideal employees. In short, it defines the criteria guiding HR processes such as recruitment and selection, training and development, and compensation.

This publication contains the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework", which were developed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General.

Companies would be wise to ensure that all suppliers have gone through due diligence before signing a contract.

While much has been written about this competency gap, there is a lack of guidance on how to address it through organizational competency models.

The eighth annual State of Green Business report continues our tradition of opening a window into how, and how much, companies are improving their environmental performance and how much their efforts are making a difference.

Tiffany & Co. has been at the vanguard of efforts to weed out jewelry supply chain abuses by focusing on the traceability of raw materials, participating in human rights advocacy efforts and supporting stricter industry-wide standards.

All too often, supply chain sustainability is reduced to a formulaic mold rather than the adaptable process it should be.