Businesses are increasingly prioritising their corporate social responsibility, with many implementing a range of policies that benefit their employees, their supply chains, their customers and the environment. While it is said that these kinds of initiatives are becoming necessary for businesses to compete and survive, it obviously benefits the wider population and is mostly being […]
Eco-industrial Parks: Environmental Utopia or Blueprint for Sustainable Growth?
Our world is deeply interconnected. Whether we focus on the networks created by our digital technologies, or on the careful balance created by Mother Nature in the symbiosis between all forms of life, it is clear that we are part of a web. The future depends on us contributing to that web in a sustainable […]
Considering Corporate Social Responsibility through Every Step of the Supply Chain
These days, there’s so much consumer awareness around the negative implications of businesses choosing the lowest cost sourcing options that companies can no longer risk taking this approach. Making supply chains both financially and socially sustainable may not be an easy task, but it’s an essential one. Your procurement approach can’t just be about finding […]
Without a Sustainable Procurement Programme Your Brand is at Risk
Sustainable Procurement. Why should you care about it? Because more and more of your organisation’s customers and key stakeholders care about things like minimising waste, impact on society, the environment, etc. Organisations that ignore these concerns wilfully expose their brands to the risk of irreparable damage. Sustainable procurement is about “doing the right thing”. It’s […]
