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Net Zero is Bringing Business Back to Britain

Chris Hall

Despite this, new data indicates UK businesses are taking decarbonisation efforts seriously, increasingly bringing their manufacturing back home to shorten supply chains and cut emissions. We found that 58% of UK executives identify sustainability concerns with long supply chains as a leading driver of reindustrialisation.

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Human Rights Day: The Role of Business in Respecting People and Their Rights

3BL Media

As a founding member of the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA), we applied the living wage methodology co-developed within the VBA. SR: I would like to add a third example related to our supply chain. But it evolved during the past years beyond our operations to also encompass our extended supply chain and product lifecycle.

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A corporate water strategy manifesto: We can and will do better

GreenBiz

We have decided to craft this brief manifesto to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, solve wicked water problems and achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.". The pandemic has strengthened our resolve to do better. and globally.

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KFC China Expands CSR Initiatives To Support Underprivileged Children, Promote Social Inclusion, and Reduce Environmental Impacts and Food Waste

3BL Media

At the event, KFC China announced the expansion of several corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that cover a wide range of areas, including supporting the disadvantaged, preserving the environment and reducing food waste. Yum China has also partnered with Lavazza to develop the Lavazza coffee concept in China.

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SAP at UNGA 77: Driving Positive Business Transformation for People and Planet

3BL Media

SAP recognizes participation as crucial to ensuring that corporations play their role in addressing global challenges and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Alexandra van der Ploeg, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility. These are areas in which SAP excels.

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A $500 Billion+ Market Opportunity for Real Impact: Three Ways Corporations Can Engage in Social Procurement

James Militzer

Since global procurement budgets amount to trillions of dollars, dedicating even a small percentage of these budgets to social enterprises could generate billions of dollars in new revenue for the sector – and substantial new impact for both corporate ESG efforts and the communities and causes they target. Photo credit: CucombreLibre.

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Cloud-enabled Sustainability for SMBs

Cisco CSR

An SMB’s customers, whether they’re consumers or other companies, expect the organizations that they do business with throughout their supply chains to run smart, sustainable operations. But just as importantly, cloud and SaaS have made enterprise-scale digitization available to every player, enabling them to compete at new levels.