Sustainability

With Tesla Motors is building the world's biggest battery factory, called the 'gigafactory,' Tesla has a significant chance at challenging the public utilities as an alternative and sustainable energy source.

The tech giant on Tuesday announced a plan with First Solar to power all California operations with the sun, potentially becoming the budding renewable energy sector's biggest commercial deal ever.

“Supply chain sustainability” is the management of environmental, social and economic impacts and the encouragement of good governance practices, throughout the lifecycles of goods and services - United Nations Global Compact.

CPOs in America apparently have some work to do to ensure that their supply chain’s can weather the risks of climate change according to a new study the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) and consultancy Accenture.

A new report from BSR incorporates hundreds of comments and discussions from several forums to present a roadmap on how to transition to low-carbon, sustainable fuels - addressing the urgent challenge of a changing climate.

How can organisations start to mitigate the potential disruption on supply chains due to climate change risk?

Climate change and increasing temperatures now seem inevitable, while there are high levels of uncertainty about the manifestations and magnitude of their impact, what is certain is that climate change will have a multiplier effect on supply chain risk.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Climate Change’s report, Climate Adaptation: Seizing the Challenge, captures some of the latest thinking in the field of climate adaptation and financing, with the goal of assisting decision-makers in the public and private sectors gain a better understanding of the issue.

North Carolina has more hogs than people - the 10.1 million hogs being raised on factory farms in the state make North Carolina a stark example of how industrialized agriculture changes the landscape of a community.

A drone video captures shocking aerial footage of several massive facilities that supply pigs for Smithfield Foods.

Amazon, led by CEO Jeff Bezos, is the latest tech giant to publicly commit to powering its cloud computing division with 100 percent renewable energy.

The auto maker said it has made two prototypes "Light and Charge" street lights which combine efficient Light Emitting Diodes with the company's ChargeNow recharging stations for electric cars.

Based on the astute observations in the OXFAM study, it seems we have a lot of room to grow when it comes to how companies invest in building sustainable supply chains, specifically those affecting small-scale producers.

How should companies respond when extreme weather affects small-scale producers in their supply chain?

Zero waste can be achieved through a ‘collaborative approach throughout the supply cycle’, according to a report by packaging company DS Smith.

Understanding current trade flows and continuing changes in international trade lanes is critical to optimizing system investment and operations within our own borders.

Alan Krause, chairman and CEO of MWH Global, a premiere solutions provider focused on water and natural resources, discusses how engineering, sustainable design and technology are intersecting at this historic waterway.

Three Pre-flight Decisions that Impact the Success of High-value Global Shipments.

Hurst will arrive at Amazon in October with nearly two decades' experience working in tech and sustainability.

Apple, which once drew fire from campaigners for working conditions in China and heavy reliance on fossil fuels, is now leading other technology companies in controlling its own power supply and expanding its use of renewable energy.