Perspectives: Green Supply Chains
Are Top Indian Companies Interested in Greening the Supply Chain?
The long term objective would be to develop closed loop supply chains. Closed loop supply chains are designed to and managed to explicitly consider the reverse and forward supply chain activities over the entire life cycle of the product.
Mainstream Financial Markets Will Become a Significant Source of Pressure on Business to Change
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) for a specific sector; RE100 for a specific issue (renewables); and WBCSD for technologies that span the economy all offer pointers to how to do this but we need to step on considerably to fulfil the potential of COP21.
The Power of Renewables
Energy management appears to be the most popular means of GHG emissions reduction followed by adoption of renewable energy. IT, Oil & Gas and other industries focus more on energy management.
Make in India. Responsibly!
A move towards such globally accepted standards of CSR and Sustainability disclosure will help in adding the requisite checks and balances for responsible growth.
Food Corporations Need to Make Additional Effort to Ensure Their Food Supply Chains Are Traceable
Consumers also need to become more aware. They need to focus on food labelling, take note of expiry period on food items, ensure they are quality conscious of all inputs that go in making of a meal, voice their opinion on products that they have discomfort with.
Traceability in food supply chains
Consumers also need to become more aware. They need to focus on food labelling, take note of expiry period on food items, ensure they are quality conscious of all inputs that go in making of a meal, voice their opinion on products that they have discomfort with.
CSR: What the automotive industry should really focus on
An increased pollution level in urban India has increased the focus on automobiles. The National Green Tribunal has recently introduced stringent limitations on old …
Why Make in India needs to integrate responsibility in its functioning
The current industrial model of growth developed when water, land and energy were plenty. Today, water is scarce, land under pressure and energy increasingly …
One World, One Sustainability
Can we look at products, supply chain emissions, reuse of materials and recycling? Try to see how we can focus on winning tomorrow’s customers by using less resources that leaves a lighter footprint.
Suggested Improvements in Cosmetics Labeling
The Indian drug and cosmetic act states specific standards for labelling, however to make products customer friendly labelling standards need to focus on Communication, Language, Ingredients, Substances, and more.
Beauty Products - Thoughts on Packaging and Labeling
Beautiful multicolored bottles, jars and tubes are all part of the cosmetics buying experience but the consumer wants more. Information experience needs to evolve and be more transparent and easily accessible.
The Lack of Beauty Information
What is the price of beauty? Are we impacting our health due to lack of information on ingredients ?