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Why Cities hold the Key -- and Key Challenges -- for Sustainability

Is the Increasing Urbanization of the World's Population a Good or a Bad Trend from a Sustainability Standpoint?
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain

Manufacturers are Expected to Fully Disclose where they Source their Products, or they may Suffer the PR Backlash
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3M's Sustainability Innovation Machine

The Company has Long been held up as a Role Model of how to Manage Innovation
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Beyond Recycling: Alcoa Slashes CO2 Emissions and Water Consumption

Annual Sustainability Report: Outlines Progress achieved on the Environment, Water Stewardship, Community Involvement and Business
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Where Even the Mighty Falter: Integrating Sustainability

Three Main Impacts on the Bottom Line: Increased Efficiency, Revenue Growth, and Customer Preference
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GREEN SCM WHITE PAPERS
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Preparing Supply Chains for the Green Future

Understanding Cap and Trade and Carbon Taxes
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Vendor Compliance Is Green

Vendor Compliance Optimization is key to building a truly Green Supply Chain. Learn how.
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Case Study: Combining Transportation Planning with Network Design to Reduce Transportation Costs and CO2

Learn how one manufacturer incorporated carbon emissions into its optimal supply chain network design.
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SCDigest Letter on the Green Supply Chain

e-version of the full 16-page version of the SCDigest Letter on the Green Supply Chain 2009
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White Paper: Benchmarking the Perfect Order

How well are companies in the consumer goods to retail channel doing in terms of perfect order achievement? This study looks at results from shipments from over 4500 suppliers - and the results are surprising.
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Annual Study on Green Supply Chain Practices on Logistics Finds Some Progress, but Increasing Focus on ROI

Companies are Very Interested in Green Logistics, but ROI is Increasingly Required for Project Approval
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Green Supply Chain News: Vast Efforts and Progress by Walmart in Sustainability

New Sustainability Reports Details What Retail Giant is Doing in Dozens of Areas Worldwide; A Caring Program for Logistics
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Green Supply Chain News: Continued Progress in Natural Gas Powered Trucks, Clean Energy Fuels Exec Says

Natural Gas Highway Coming by End of 2014; Engine Makers Actively Jumping on Board
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Green Supply Chain News: More Controversy Over Global Temperatures, as No Warming for a Decade

If Global Warming is Real, Why are not Temperatures Rising? Difference Between What Computer Models Say and Actual Temperatures
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Green Supply Chain News: Henkel Commits to Reducing its Environmental Impact per Unit by One-Third by 2030

Factor 3 Program Sets Ambitious Goals, Says it Plans to Decouple Quality of Life from Resource Consumption
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Green Supply Chain Comment: PepsiCo Struggles Might Give Pause to Aggressive Healthy Food Strategies as Part of Sustainability Programs

CEO on Hot Seat as Healthy Food Strategies Lead to Losing Share in Core Soda Business
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Green Supply Chain Comment: Could Walmart's Green Supply Chain Push Lead to Different SKU Bases?

New Walmart Program Can be seen as Successor to Top-Down Cost Reduction of GM's Lopez 20 Years Ago; What Happens when GHG Emissions Reduction and Supply Chain Cost Decreases Diverge?
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Will WalMart Green Product Labeling Create New Scarlet Letter?

Consumers will Generally Buy the Cheapest Product, but will Peer Pressure at Check Out Force Green Habits?
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It's not an impossibility, but it's certainly not a slam-dunk and never has been. The healthcare debate has basically sucked all the oxygen out of the room.

Frank O'Donnell, president of the activist group Clean Air Watch, on prospects for the US Senate passing Cap and Trade legislation any time soon.

 
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Supply Chain Visibility and
Vendor Compliance

Supply chain visibility - Anticipation and rapid notification of problems - Collaboration via accurate and complete supply chain performance history - and now, Green Supplier Scorecarding

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