Circle Economy Exec Urges Denim Brands to Continue Sustainable Work –
Circle Economy textile program lead Gwen Cunningham urges brands to balance coronavirus recovery with investments in circular concepts.
Source: sourcingjournal.com
Circle Economy textile program lead Gwen Cunningham urges brands to balance coronavirus recovery with investments in circular concepts.
Source: sourcingjournal.com
The fresh fruit and vegetable sector has been a frontrunner in the field of sustainability and social compliance. Fresh is often a central theme in retail. At the Fruitnet conference World of Fresh Ideas at Fruit Logistica 2020, sustainable sourcing of fresh products was one of the main subjects. Environmental and social compliance are essential for suppliers. Most supermarkets and many larger import companies in Europe ask for at least one sustainable and one social certification from the SIFAV Basket of Standards.
Bain & Company announced today the launch of FurtherSM, its integrated suite of ESG capabilities to deliver the firm’s collective ambition of creating a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive world. This announcement builds on Bain’s decades of industry leadership, working to create transformative impact against the world’s most pressing challenges, including the sweeping effects of climate change, structural inequities and environmental degradation.
Some inspiration on how to improve your organization’s sustainability and social responsibility efforts and create a better place for employees to work.
In the 1920s, a group of the largest lightbulb companies from around the world came together and made a plan to sell more lightbulbs: make them worse. The group, called the Phoebus Cartel, decided that their bulbs would last 1,000 hours, much lower than the 2,500 hours the bulbs had lasted before. Customers would then have to buy more bulbs. It was a foolproof plan, except for being unethical and shortsighted. The Phoebus Cartel shows the problems with a traditional linear economy that a circular economy solves. In a circular economy, the point is to look past sheer profit or growth and consider a sustainable future with wider social benefits.
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The European Commission has launched an alliance of industry stakeholder as to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled plastics and stimulate market innovation.