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Water Doesn’t Seem To Be On The Radar For Most Companies. What Will It Take To Change That?

February 19, 2013

Last month in Davos the World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognized water scarcity as “the second most important risk facing the world in the years ahead.” Yet, the latest MIT/BCG study, shows that in a list of s...

Sustainability Metrics: How to improve your supply chain performance

Dave Meyer

June 24, 2011

Business and Sustainability, sustainability metrics, Retail and Supply Chain

If metrics don’t add value, they will not support continual improvement and eventually will not be used. It’s a vicious cycle that can be avoided if the proper system is firmly implanted in organizational strategy and operations.

A Sustainable Supply Chain: Show me the Money – NOW!

Dave Meyer

June 4, 2011

green procurement, Retail and Supply Chain

So what’s the ‘bottom line’ on sustainable procurement? Lower costs, increased sales and revenue growth opportunities, enhanced reputation and risk management, leading to increased market share.

A Systems Perspective on Sustainable Supply Chains

Dave Meyer

May 19, 2011

Business and Sustainability, Retail and Supply Chain

Companies in a wide number of sectors are waking up to the fact that sustainability is more than business innovation- it’s business intelligence.

Selecting Best Conflict-Free Minerals Supply Chain Sourcing Strategies (Part 3)

Dave Meyer

May 13, 2011

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Part 1 of this series highlighted the issues, regulatory and supply chain complexities and efforts by industry to tighten the control of precious minerals sourcing. Part 2 of the series dove a bit deep...

Sobeys: Beyond Certification – Strategies for Impactful Change (May 11, 2011)

Brad Zarnett

April 8, 2011

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David Smith National VP of Retail Strategy and Sustainability Sobeys Inc. DATE: Wednesday May 11, 2011, 5:00-6:30 LOCATION: Haworth Furniture, 55 University Ave. (Street Level) Toronto As the former VP ...

Collaborative Competition + Sustainability = The 21st Century Supply Chain Solution

Dave Meyer

March 28, 2011

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Last week, I was honored to be the dinner keynote speaker at the European Petrochemical Associations 2nd Interactive Supply/Demand Chain Workshop in Brussels, Belgium. What a beautiful place, where cobblestone...

Taming the Tiger: GE Manages China Supply Chain Sustainability Issues with Education and Collaboration

Dave Meyer

March 22, 2011

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While suppliers and customers can collaboratively strengthen each other’s performance, and successful supply chain greening efforts will create value through environmental know-how and adoption of emerging tech...

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