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For sustainable, read resilient as companies strengthen relationships with suppliers
Oliver Balch, (Oct 5, 2020)

Covid-19 and advances in digitisation have accelerated the move towards more planet- and people-friendly procurement practices that will outlive the immediate crisis, reports Oliver Balch
Covid-19 roundup: Companies rally as pandemic takes escalating toll
Oliver Balch, (Mar 27, 2020)

Oliver Balch reports on how business has responded during an unprecedented week for the global economy
‘Now companies can finally be held to account for their no-deforestation commitments’
Morgan Gillespy, (Jun 12, 2019)

CDP’s Morgan Gillespy and Rainforest Alliance’s Leah Samberg argue that the new Accountability Framework, launched this week by a coalition of civil society partners, will close the ‘accountability loop’ that has prevented more than 500 companies from making real progress on removing deforestation from commodity supply chains
Sell-by date for single use: what will it take for business to close the loop?
Terry Slavin, (May 3, 2019)

With analysis revealing that we are just 9% towards a circular economy globally, the May issue of Ethical Corporation looks at the play for circularity in the textiles, packaging, electronics and steel industries
To rise to the climate emergency we have to turn off the tap on waste
Angeli Mehta, (May 1, 2019)

Angeli Mehta assesses the companies, investors and countries that are setting the pace in the circular economy, and the huge challenge ahead to curb consumption
Unilever, Danone, L'Oréal and Nestlé leading on tackling climate risk, says CDP
Terry Slavin, (Feb 27, 2019)

Terry Slavin reports on the leaders and laggards in CDP's first investor research report on the fast-moving consumer goods sector
Sustainable living brands still fuelling Unilever’s growth
Terry Slavin, (May 10, 2018)

The FMCG giant reveals that its most sustainable brands grew 46% faster than the rest of the business and delivered 70% of its sales growth last year
‘Doing good isn’t about altruism. It’s how companies create value’
Anne Bahr Thompson, (Dec 19, 2017)

In an extract from her book Do Good, Anne Bahr Thompson outlines her five-step model for a new business ethos called 'brand citizenship'
Report review: General Mills’ efforts on nutrition a bowl half-empty
Holly Cooper, (May 12, 2017)

The giant US food company’s 2017 Global Responsibility Report reveals why it’s lagging behind Unilever, Nestlé, Danone and Mars on sustainability, says analyst Holly Cooper
Join us in fight against slavery, says Co-op
Terry Slavin, (May 10, 2017)

As the UK’s biggest co-op group releases its first Modern Slavery Statement, group policy director Paul Gerrard challenges other companies to help former victims back to employment

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