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De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the exclusive brand in SA. 
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The CSR Compass is a free online tool that helps companies implement responsible supply chain management. The tool is targeted at small and medium-sized production, trade and service companies.
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number companies compiling sustainability reports grows content reports evolving include focus water impacts supply chain information according corporate sustainability officials consultants.
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You don’t often see close looks at how corporate culture influences a company’s supply chain, and you see insightful, perceptive pieces even less often. The profile of the IKEA in the Oct.
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This white paper evaluates 26 U.S. technology companies on their reporting of sustainability management throughout their supply chains.
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"As demand for furniture and wood products increases, driven by growing wealth in emerging economies, among others, ensuring that the wood used by the furniture industry is obtained from sustainable sources is more important than ever.(...) PEFC's new publication, Certified Wood Solutions for the Furniture Sector, has been produced with these considerations in mind."
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Nike unveils its Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), which is the result of eight years research into the environmental sustainability of the materials it uses. To conduct research, the company has teamed up with software startup Earthster.
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2011 was deemed the International Year of Forests by the United Nations, and it was also a big year for IKEA, whose sales continued to grow despite an overall slump in the home furnishings sector globally.
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International Integrated Reporting Committee releases discussion paper advancing the business case for integration...
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"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on October 25th 2011 that Virginia-based Hilton Worldwide is one of the top 10 on the agency’s list of national green power purchasers. "
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"Fairtrade International is introducing a revised Fairtrade Standard for Cotton, including new Fairtrade Minimum Prices, effective as of 15 October 2011. Fairtrade seed cotton sales began with a pilot project in 2005 in West Africa. Today more than 40 producer organizations worldwide (mainly in West Africa and India) produce Fairtrade certified cotton."
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Balfour Beatty uses sustainability to get more for less | Official CIPS Magazine – Supply Management"Peasland, chairman of Balfour Beatty’s sustainability working group, highlighted the importance of the supply chain in achieving its sustainability targets for 2020. “It’s about engaging with our supply chain and procuring things sustainably. We want to grow sustainably,”
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Just about everything these days is still overpackaged. From the software DVD that comes in a box big enough to hold 20 to 50 of them to the laundry detergent that takes a box at least twice as large as necessary as it is not concentrated to even the bottle you're drinking your water from, everything is overpackaged.
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Recognising The Laminex Group’s ongoing commitment to sourcing and manufacturing products to support a sustainable building industry, the company was jointly awarded the ‘Best Example of Socially Responsible Procurement’ category, along with multinational mining and resources group, Rio Tinto...
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The world’s biggest corporation and the world’s most populous nation have launched a bold experiment in consumer behavior and environmental stewardship: to set green standards for 20,000 suppliers making several hundred thousand items sold to...
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Today, suppliers, production locations and markets are spread all over the world. As a result, risks in the supply chain are growing as companies have less and less knowledge of the countries and the regions where they may be purchasing or...
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United Continental Holdings announced on Monday that its subsidiary Continental Airlines operated the first U.S. commercial flight powered by advanced biofuels.
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As one of the largest denim producers in the world, Levi Strauss & Co. wanted to make a difference in people’s lives that extended beyond fashion. As part of this strategy, the company is releasing 2 million pairs of jeans made with sustainably grown cotton
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Earlier this year, toy and game maker Hasbro, Inc. directed its suppliers to stop using paper sourced from unsustainably managed forests. Now, the company has unveiled a comprehensive policy intended to ensure that all procurement decisions align with the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and support sustainable forest management.
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"We are the people at the lowest level of society"
Romanians picking onions in Spalding; Indians building hotel complexes in Dubai; Chinese migrant workers making sandals in Schenzen factories; Mexicans toiling in Californian tomato fields: all are part of an estimated 95 million people worldwide who have travelled far from home to find work.
Many countries rely on migrant workers to help them plug their labour shortfalls, while migrants' remittances provide a vital source of finance and foreign exchange for households and governments in their countries of origin.
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A quick Google of the term “procurement corruption” returned a staggering 11.2 million results and hardly a day goes past without a new scandal being exposed. And it’s not just bribery and corruption that can harm brand reputation: yet another fashion retailer has been hauled over the coals for unethical practices in their supply chain
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COMPANIES should not have to choose between earnings and ethics when dealing with procurement, as doing good can redound to a profitable and sustainable use of the supply chain, speakers at a forum yesterday said.
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Campbell Soup Company reported that it intends to improve its manufacturing carbon footprint after sealing a deal with a solar energy specialist to construct a PV solar array at one of its facilities in California.
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Kraft has announced it is rolling out its sustainable cocoa procurement initiative in the Dominican Republic....
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