‘Our Industry Will Fail’: Retail Leaders Ask for Emergency Aid
Predicting millions of job losses in retail, an industry presses for federal money to save the retail clothing industries. Continue reading ‘Our Industry Will Fail’: Retail Leaders Ask for Emergency Aid
A More Sustainable Supply Chain
Increasingly, multinational corporations (MNCs) are pledging to procure the materials and services they need from companies committed to fair labor practices and environmental protections. But the … Continue reading A More Sustainable Supply Chain
How old shoes get turned into ski boots
Salomon makes millions of shoes every year. But it’s trying to develop a way to make those shoes more sustainable — the company’s new concept shoe is made entirely out of one material, TPU. It can be ground down and combined with new TPU to form a brand new ski boot shell. Salomon expects this shoe to be available in 2021. Salomon isn’t the only company developing a sustainable sneaker. Adidas’ Futurecraft Loop shoe is also made from TPU. Adidas hopes to turn used shoes into a brand new pair. Continue reading How old shoes get turned into ski boots
5 supply chain technologies that deliver competitive advantage
Innovation is upending every aspect of the supply chain. Here are the technologies to watch — and adopt — as the decade unfolds. Continue reading 5 supply chain technologies that deliver competitive advantage
Basics of the circular economy
Ellen MacArthur and Joe Iles talk through the various loops on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s “butterfly diagram”. Continue reading Basics of the circular economy
Transparency: The Truth About Mica.
This is the story the beauty industry doesn’t want you to know. As the leader in clean beauty, it’s not enough for us to only use safer ingredients. We’re committed to going beyond clean to become the first beauty brand with a fully traceable mica supply chain. Our team spent over a year traveling the world conducting on-the-ground audits to make sure people who mine our ingredients are safe and treated with respect.
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Corporate vs. Business Strategy
This video articulates one way to understand the difference between corporate and business strategy, and how they fit together. Continue reading Corporate vs. Business Strategy
The paradox of efficiency
Is our obsession with efficiency actually making us less efficient? In this revelatory talk, writer and historian Edward Tenner discusses the promises and dangers of our drive to get things done as quickly as possible — and suggests seven ways we can use “inspired inefficiency” to be more productive. Continue reading The paradox of efficiency
Farmer Connect + IBM
Learn how Farmer Connect and IBM Food Trust are connecting coffee growers and consumers with blockchain. Continue reading Farmer Connect + IBM
The Ugly Truth Of Fast Fashion
Fast fashion brands like H&M and Zara are churning out cheap, new clothes every few days, fueling us to shop more than ever before. Hasan explores how our desire to look “fresh to death” is actually killing the planet. Continue reading The Ugly Truth Of Fast Fashion
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