Supply chain

Supply chain

Supply chain traceability steps up a level, with Gap, Target, others on the map

Could new mapping technology give big businesses better insight into their supply chain's environmental performance?

clock 26 January 2018 • 7 min read

Infrastructure

Cornish batteries? Scientists embark on satellite search for lithium reserves

Experts believe Cornwall may hold significant deposits of the valuable mineral, which is in increasing demand globally for use in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage

clock 25 January 2018 • 3 min read

Waste

'We are at a critical juncture': Unilever demands industry action on plastic waste

Consumer goods giant calls on wider industry to accelerate progress towards a circular economy and stem the tide of ocean and waterway plastic pollution

clock 24 January 2018 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Swedish factory becomes Volvo's first 'climate-neutral' plant

Volvo plans for all its manufacturing operations to secure 'climate-neutral' status by 2025

clock 18 January 2018 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Companies must be proactive on plastics to avoid getting caught in the 'perfect storm'

AECOM's Robert Spencer argues a holistic strategy on plastics use is now a business essential

clock 18 January 2018 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Toyota Group snaps up stake in lithium mining outfit in $224m deal

Trading arm Toyota Tshusho shells out A$282 to acquire 15 per cent stake in Australia's Orocobre

clock 17 January 2018 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Carillion collapse threatens green infrastructure projects

Construction giant is involved in a range of low carbon industries, ranging from onshore wind infrastructure to energy efficiency and railways

clock 15 January 2018 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Message in a bottle: How Britvic is upping its green manufacturing game

Soft drinks giant is launching several stop-gap sustainability targets as it invests £240m across its three UK factories to boost efficiency and reduce plastic waste

clock 15 January 2018 • 7 min read

Supply chain

Thirsty work: Britvic freshens up 2020 sustainability goals

Soft drinks giant is aiming to cut CO2 from global manufacturing sites by 15 per cent between 2016 and 2020 with roll out of greener bottling lines

clock 11 January 2018 • 2 min read

Policy

Could Gove's 'green Brexit' change the very nature of the country?

Michael Gove's speech to the Oxford Farming Conference confirms he has sided with green campaigners in the debate on the future of agricultural subsidies, but can he now deliver on his bold vision?

clock 04 January 2018 • 8 min read