On September 25, 2012, President Obama’s address to the Clinton Global Initiative touched on a significant labor issue that has resulted from the interconnected global economy: “All the business leaders who are here and our global economy companies have a responsibility to make sure that their supply chains, stretching into the far corners of the globe, are free of forced labor. The good news is … More
As a follow up on my earlier post on data transparency, I would like to share a discussion between folks in the life cycle assessment (LCA) community and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in India. The conversation builds on the teaching of the previous day by the Dalai Lama about seeking the cause and effect of human activities and the implications on the nurturing capacity … More
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) has released a new version of its COMPASS® web application, which allows packaging professionals to compare the environmental impacts of package designs. Version 2.0 includes the ability to model the transportation impacts associated with packaging distribution and an enhanced user interface. More