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Improving the Lives of Apparel Workers by Creating an Ethical Apparel Index

NC State SCRC

million) from the Templeton World Charity Fund, that will be used to develop an Ethical Apparel Index and launch a new initiative under the SCRC umbrellas. Unethical working conditions among apparel supply chains present substantial challenges for brands’ pursuit of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and generate systemic dysfunction.

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Better ESG Performance Will Unlock Fashion’s Supply Chain Resilience in 2022

Logility

Building a sustainable fashion supply chain and improving ESG performance will require a more deliberate approach in 2022. But for all their planning and talk about sustainability, few of them have achieved substantial and meaningful progress toward becoming truly sustainable. Digitize Supply Chains with the Right Technology.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

On a daily basis, supply chain teams are juggling new sustainability requirements, supply disruptions, sudden changes in consumer demand, and labor shortages. Sustainability Regulations (Greenhouse Gas Reduction) Today, retailers are one of the most significant contributors to plastic packaging, representing 40% of global plastic usage.

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Addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Steps to Promote Gender Equality in the Supply Chain

EcoVadis

In 2015, the world got one step closer to a better future when 193 countries committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a framework for addressing the global community’s most critical economic, social and environmental challenges. Increase transparency with better metrics and reporting. Find your allies.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.

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Closing the loop – The first o9 Climate Hackathon on “Circular Supply Chains”

o9 Solutions

Creating a more sustainable supply chain system requires a new holistic view over supply chains in many industries and moving from a linear to a circular economy could be a potential solution. . Fashion and apparel. Neha Malagi from Pangaia showed new ways of using materials for making clothing sustainable and durable.

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What is Multi-Tier and Why to Do It

SupplyShift

Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Often, sustainability risks are buried deep within a company’s supply chain. Continuity and sustainability, in short, will always be two sides of the same coin. Cotton is a great example. What Is Multi-Tier?