Value Chain Engagement
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6 Principles of World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry (2016)
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members have developed six leadership principles that outline the essentials of water stewardship, plus look forward to what is possible in the future.
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A Guide to Traceability: A Practical Approach to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains (2014)
This guide is aimed at supply chain, procurement, sourcing and sustainability professionals who seek to improve the sustainability of their companies’ supply chains.
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Coca-Cola European Partners | Using the SAGP Initiative to Ensure Reliable Sugar Supply (2017)
Since the introduction of the Cola Coca Company’s Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles (SAGP) in 2013, farmers and producers working with Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) have benefitted from external certification and more efficient resource use.
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Contextual Goals Database (2020)
This database contains leading sustainability goals and commitments set by large companies globally.
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Financial Risks & Opportunities in Agricultural Supply Chains (2017)
Agriculture’s environmental and social challenges are felt at every stage of food production, typically affecting farmers first, and then rippling across the supply chain to impact traders, distributors, processors and retailers.
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Global CSR Risk & Performance Index 2018
The 2018 EcoVadis Index tracks CSR performance in global supply chains across hundreds of industry categories and countries.
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Green Supply Chain: Brand Map (2018)
The Green Supply Chain: Brand Map is a leadership initiative dedicated to showcasing brands’ commitment to supply chain transparency and environmental management.
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Growing Water Risk Resilience: An Investor Guide on Agricultural Supply Chains (2018)
This guide outlines why and how investors engage on agricultural supply chain water risk.
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Gypsum Drywall Alternatives: Good Practice in Construction Industries (2010)
This good practice lays out green alternatives to gypsum wallboard, which can help prevent ground water pollution and save energy.
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Improving Smallholder Farmers (SHF) Nutrition
GAIN, Unilever, and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) saw an opportunity to improve the nutrition and health of farmers, workers and their families in supply chains, while working to increase supplier and worker satisfaction, productivity and brand loyalty.
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Nestle | Manos al Agua – Intelligent Water Management (2017)
Nestlé has partnered with multiple organizations to formulate an Intelligent Water Management (IWM) plan to help Colombian coffee bean suppliers improve environmental performance at the farm and watershed level.
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Partnership for a Cleaner Environment (PACE) (2017)
Partnership for a Cleaner Environment (PACE) is a Ford initiative that allows the company to share best practices with its suppliers.
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Pulse of the Fashion Industry (2018)
This report uses new data and calculations to show that investments in resource efficiency, secure work environments, and sustainable materials can benefit the environment and improve profitability.
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REEL COTTON Code of Conduct Version 2.0 (2016)
The REEL Code of Conduct Version 2.0 provides a verifiable, private standard, based on the REEL COTTON Sustainable Agricultural Practices Hand Book Version 2009 with additions to cover the entire Environmental facet.
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Scaling Corporate Water Stewardship to Address Water Challenges in the Colorado River Basin (2020)
This report examines a set of key corporate water stewardship actions and activities, with associated drivers and barriers, to identify how the private sector could address some of the water challenges in the Colorado River Basin.
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Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement (2015)
This guide outlines practical steps companies can take to achieve supply chain sustainability and presents examples to inspire action.
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Support Your SME Suppliers (2015)
The United Nations Global Compact calls upon companies to support their small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers to incorporate sustainability in their strategies and operations.
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The Business Opportunity in Water Conservation (2009)
To continue operating, companies in most sectors must learn how to do more with less water. Achieving that goal is an opportunity as well as a necessity.
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The State of Sustainable Business 2019
The 11th Annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey provides insight into the world of sustainable business and identifies common perceptions and practices of corporate sustainability professionals.
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Water and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Business Framework for Water and COVID-19: Rebuilding and Resilience: Phases 2 and 3
This Issue Brief expands on Phase 1 of this framework to further articulate the role the business community can play in combatting the spread of COVID-19, as well as rebuilding the economy and reducing the risk of future shocks.
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Water Risk in Agricultural Supply Chains (2017)
This report assessed 25 different agricultural sustainability standards.
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Water Stewardship in the Indian Textile Industry: A Handbook of Recommended Good Practices (2020)
This handbook shares recommended good practices for advancing water stewardship through improvements in water use efficiency and water quality, focused on primary and secondary processes in textile mills in India.
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Water: A Human and Business Priority (2020)
This article examines how through proactive individual and collective action, businesses can combat the water crisis.