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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

It now serves more than five million businesses and has generated $25 billion in global sales since it began in 2015. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world. Within its Q1 earnings press release, for example, Amazon shared some interesting statistics on its B2B platform, Amazon Business. In the U.S.,

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

crisp

Purely Elizabeth’s VP of Sourcing & Sustainability Christin Powers spoke with Crisp about how in 2015, the then start-up used the B Lab assessment as a tool to develop processes and best practices to help build the business – knowing that they wanted to uphold the most sustainable, and ethical policies possible.

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

In 2017, US retail chocolate sales were the highest in 5 years, topping $22 B, while cocoa commodity prices are at a five-year low, more than 30% lower than the 2015 peak. As many industries from sugar to coffee to chocolate shift focus toward responsible sourcing, SupplyShift is proud to support these efforts.

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

In 2017, US retail chocolate sales were the highest in 5 years, topping $22 B, while cocoa commodity prices are at a five-year low, more than 30% lower than the 2015 peak. As many industries from sugar to coffee to chocolate shift focus toward responsible sourcing, SupplyShift is proud to support these efforts.

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Pharma Trend: Companies are Waiving Drug Patents in Developing Countries

Elementum

In 2015, the World Trade Organization extended a waiver that will exempt developing countries from drug patent obligations until 2033. Uganda, Cambodia, and Rwanda have already started developing their own pharmaceutical industries, with the help of investments from drug companies in developed countries.

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

And since 97% of specialty coffee is grown by small shareholder farmers in limited-resource countries like Rwanda and Indonesia, it leaves the door open to unethical labor and environmental practices along the supply chain.

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

And since 97% of specialty coffee is grown by small shareholder farmers in limited-resource countries like Rwanda and Indonesia, it leaves the door open to unethical labor and environmental practices along the supply chain.