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We Need to Talk about Blockchain—Together. thumnail image
Technology | Sustainability Management | Supply Chain

We Need to Talk about Blockchain—Together.

Blockchain offers immense opportunities to achieve business and sustainability goals, but it is going to take serious collaboration to unleash its full potential.
Five Years after Rana Plaza, We Still Must Do More to Empower Women Workers in Bangladesh thumnail image
Supply Chain | Consumer Products

Five Years after Rana Plaza, We Still Must Do More to Empower Women Workers in Bangladesh

Brands, suppliers, and the development community can do these four things to further the empowerment of women workers in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
The Business Case for Empowering Women through Climate-Resilient Supply Chains thumnail image
Supply Chain | Climate Change

The Business Case for Empowering Women through Climate-Resilient Supply Chains

Applying a gender lens to resilience activities will help companies anticipate and recover from climate events and foster innovation.

An Exciting New Era for ESG and Socially Responsible Investing in Japan thumnail image
Financial Services

An Exciting New Era for ESG and Socially Responsible Investing in Japan

The pro-business Japanese government has doubled down on transparency, helping investors understand a broad set of ESG issues that are material for their investment strategies and enabling social dialogue.

Next-Generation Private-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Q&A with Neste thumnail image
Supply Chain | Energy and Extractives | Collaboration

Next-Generation Private-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Q&A with Neste

We spoke with Neste's sustainability manager about multistakeholder collaboration and its role at the company.

Corporations as Citizens: Have We Come Full Circle? thumnail image
Supply Chain

Corporations as Citizens: Have We Come Full Circle?

Until the past few years, our society has not expected corporations to act like exemplary citizens. But we are seeing hopeful signs that this could be changing.

Why Hiring 100,000 Impact Workers Is Only the Beginning: Interview with The Rockefeller Foundation thumnail image
Supply Chain | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

Why Hiring 100,000 Impact Workers Is Only the Beginning: Interview with The Rockefeller Foundation

We caught up with Mamadou Biteye of The Rockefeller Foundation to reflect on the development of the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition and its progress to date.

Culture, Behavior, and Corporate Integrity 2.0 thumnail image
Supply Chain

Culture, Behavior, and Corporate Integrity 2.0

Today's social and political dynamics have further sharpened the need for companies to rethink corporate purpose, values, and ethics beyond compliance.

Our Challenge to Businesses: Hire 100,000 New Impact Workers by 2020 thumnail image
Supply Chain | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

Our Challenge to Businesses: Hire 100,000 New Impact Workers by 2020

This new challenge aims to help drive job creation for economically and socially vulnerable people across global supply chains.

The Women’s Empowerment Principles in Practice: Analyzing One Year of Data thumnail image

The Women’s Empowerment Principles in Practice: Analyzing One Year of Data

The Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Gap Analysis Tool was developed to give companies guidance on how to implement the WEPs. Here's how companies are using it one year after its launch.

Sustainability Management for a Rapidly Changing World: Q&A with Maersk Group’s Annette Stube thumnail image
Transport and Logistics | Supply Chain

Sustainability Management for a Rapidly Changing World: Q&A with Maersk Group’s Annette Stube

Annette Stube, head of sustainability at Maersk, shared her insights on the role of the sustainability team, sustainability risks for the company, and how to measure impact.

Climate Change, Public Health, Women’s Empowerment, and Supplier Performance in Bangladesh thumnail image
Supply Chain | Healthcare | Climate Change

Climate Change, Public Health, Women’s Empowerment, and Supplier Performance in Bangladesh

Rising temperatures and more frequent flooding events are likely to increase with climate change, and in Bangladesh, this will affect the lives of the 4 million people working in the garment industry, who are disproportionately women.

How Do You Empower 100,000 Women? thumnail image

How Do You Empower 100,000 Women?

In 2014, ANN made its 100,000 Women Commitment to empower 100,000 women working in its global supply chain. Here's the story of how it achieved this milestone.

On International Women’s Day, Let’s Press for Progress in Global Supply Chains thumnail image

On International Women’s Day, Let’s Press for Progress in Global Supply Chains

If all players across global value chains press for progress, we can achieve a future where an empowered female workforce is widely recognized as a driver for business success.

Managing Supply Chain Water Risk: New Capacities for New Challenges thumnail image
Technology | Supply Chain

Managing Supply Chain Water Risk: New Capacities for New Challenges

Water scarcity will be a defining issue of the 21st century. This example from Dell demonstrates how companies can manage water risk in their supply chains.