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20 juin 2007

A Lesson That Thomas Could Teach

NY Times By DAVID LEONHARDT A typical Thomas the Tank Engine story is a little morality play about hubris. The stories take place on the fictional Island of Sodor, where train cars with faces and personalities go about their work. The Red Skarloey Engine...

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19 août 2007

Treat Suppliers Like Employees

Source: Inside Supply Management ® Vol. 18, No. 8, page 10 Most large companies have a formal process for training and developing their staff. Doing a similar thing with your key suppliers can work wonders. Whether perusing the business aisle at the neighborhood...

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23 mai 2007

Banana firm 'exploits migrants'

Pratt's Bananas supplies fruit to leading supermarkets A leading supplier of fair trade fruit has been accused of exploiting Eastern European migrant workers in the UK. Workers at Pratt's Bananas in Luton, Beds, say they have to work excessive hours,...

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22 septembre 2007

Garment workers protest in Dhaka

Source:BBC News, by Mark Dummett, Dhaka The workers defied a government ban on public protests Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, have defied a ban on public protests to demand better pay and conditions. The dispute had been...

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1 octobre 2007

What's in a (brand) name?

Source: fairtradecertified.blogspot.com/ TransFair USA’s new Board Chairman Michael Conroy was in town last week. He spent time with us at TransFair, and also had a chance to visit with Irwandi Yusuf - the Governor of the coffee-rich Sumatran province...

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13 octobre 2007

Ethical Shopping Carts to Nag You About Purchases

Source: http://truemors.com Do you ever stroll through the supermarket wondering “Hmmm, what’s the environmental impact of the groceries in my shopping cart?” Question no more, Electronic Data Systems has developed a shopping cart that calculates not...

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1 octobre 2007

Product Recalls Sound Wake-up Call for Consumer Products Companies; Supply Chain Risks Can Compromise Your Brand

Source: CRSwire Recent recalls of pet food, toothpaste, toys and tires have demonstrated the need for consumer products companies to fortify their supply chains and are a wake-up call to these companies about how they will compete in a transparent future....

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5 octobre 2007

Helping chefs make sustainable food-sourcing decisions

Source: www.rimag.com Interview: Chefs Collaborative’s Melissa Kogut Melissa Kogut is the new executive director of Chefs Collaborative, a Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping chefs make sustainable food-sourcing decisions. She talked...

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7 octobre 2007

Nike's Phil Berry on Building a Greener Shoe

Source: www.sustainablelifemedia.com As former director of manufacturing for Nike Considered, the footwear giant's green product design initiative, Phil Berry put Nike suppliers through their paces. In this exclusive interview, Phil discusses the company's...

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16 août 2007

Greenlighting Efficiency: 7 Easy Steps to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Today’s Supply Chains

Applying a “green” mindset to supply chain processes can deliver help cut costs for materials, labor, and transportation. Red Prairie's guide to balancing environmental objectives with strategic and financial goals offers seven practical tips. 1. Optimize...

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5 octobre 2007

McCoffees help fuel ethical trade boom

Source: The Guardian · Fast food restaurant chain reports 15% rise in sales · UK at forefront of demand, says Rainforest Alliance Growing consumer demand for ethically sourced coffee has fuelled a huge year-on-year rise in sales, figures revealed yesterday,...

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4 octobre 2007

York International Fined $10 Million for U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations

York International agreed to pay $10 million to the U.S. government on Monday to resolve allegations that some of its employees paid bribes to Iraqi officials. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that York employees paid $675,000 to the prewar...

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19 septembre 2007

The Joy of Local Sourcing

Source: CSRwire You wouldn't expect a chef who cracks open a can to be a hero of the local food movement. But when Chef Reuben Haag of Hamilton College in upstate New York opens a can of his house-made applesauce and pairs it with a roasted local chicken...

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28 octobre 2007

Child sweatshop shame threatens Gap's ethical image

Source: The Observer, Dan McDougall An Observer investigation into children making clothes has shocked the retail giant and may cause it to withdraw apparel ordered for Christmas Amitosh concentrates as he pulls the loops of thread through tiny plastic...

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25 septembre 2007

Child bondage continues in Indian cotton supply chain

Source: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre More than 416.000 children under the age of 18, of which almost 225.000 younger than 14, are involved in (often bonded) child labour in India’s cottonseed fields. Most of them are girls. They work in the...

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18 octobre 2007

2nd Supplier Diversity Day - 28th November 2007

2nd Supplier Diversity Day to be organised on 28 November 2007 in London. Supplier Diversity Europe’s 2nd Supplier Diversity Day will take place on Wednesday 28th November 2007 at Canary Wharf in London. Attendance will be by invitation only. Members...

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2 octobre 2007

Corporate Ethics Group Blasts Wal-Mart for Forcing Its 'Politics' on Suppliers Through New Environmental Mandates

Source: www.eyeforprocurement.com The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) criticized Wal-Mart for pressuring its suppliers to combat the unproven global warming threat by asking them to disclose their carbon dioxide emissions. Wal-Mart recently announced...

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1 octobre 2007

U.S. Manufacturers Taking Lean and Green to Heart, Census Finds

The 2007 Census reveals which elements are most essential to a successful manufacturing operation. The lean revolution is clearly underway within U.S. manufacturing companies, although the jury is still out on what exactly the end result of a lean initiative...

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3 octobre 2007

Rainforest Alliance to Host a Seminar on Responsible Wood Purchasing at the High Point Market

Attendees at the High Point Market, can learn more about the trend towards sustainability in home furnishings at an educational seminar and luncheon on October 3 titled, “Responsible Wood Purchasing: How Your Choices Can Make a Difference to the Planet.”...

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26 septembre 2007

Socially Responsible Sourcing

Source: SupplyManagement.com TradeCard partners with Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production to identify socially compliant manufacturers, promote code of ethical conduct TradeCard Inc., a provider of extended supply chain solutions, has partnered...

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6 septembre 2007

Ethical practices in China – Outsourcing responsibility doesn’t work

Source: www.ethicalcorp.com , by Chandran Nair US companies have rushed to blame China for recent product health scares. But the fault could lie with their low-cost outsourcing, argues Chandran Nair The frenzied media lurch at China’s jugular over recent...

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6 septembre 2007

North America: Product safety – (Poorly) made in China

Source: www.ethicalcorp.com American consumers are demanding to know the products they buy from China are safe, after a spate of health scares has put corporate sourcing policies in the spotlight Chemically tainted pet food, lead-laden toys, bacteria-contaminated...

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25 septembre 2007

ILO, IFC Link with BSR to Promote Better Work in Global Supply Chains

Source: CSRwire The International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have selected Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) to lead an international buyers' consultative...

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17 septembre 2007

Businesses Embracing Green Procurement, Survey Finds

Source: GreenBiz.com According to a new survey from EyeForProcurement, more than 50 percent of companies have policies on greening their supply chain, and companies are nearly unanimous in their belief that green supply chains will only continue growing....

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29 août 2007

Green Supply Chains a Growing Goal, Execs Say

Source: ClimateBiz.com OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 29, 2007 -- In recognition of the fact that as much as 75 percent of a company's carbon footprint can come from transportation and logistics, 94 percent of supply chain executives in a recent survey said they're...

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