FEBRUARY 2016  

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NEWS

TSC Welcomes IDH as a New Member!


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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |
The Marriage of Business and Ecology


A Guest Editorial published in Frontiers of Ecology and the Environment | Leah R Gerber, Peter Bakker, Sheila Bonini, Steve McCormick Learn more.

See Product Life Cycles in Action!


TSC Supply Chain Diagrams are interactive representations that reveal key hotspots and improvement opportunities along product life cycles. The diagrams also highlight key performance indicators that can be used to track supplier performance and drive impact throughout product supply chains. See it in action!

GreenBiz | How Target and Walmart led a push to make over makeup


Heather Clancy, Senior Writer | GreenBiz Group

 

More consumers than ever are inquiring about the makeup of cosmetics and other personal care products. The best anecdotal evidence? The pressure giant retailers Target and Walmart have put on their suppliers - especially over the past year - not just to disclose their use of "ingredients of concern" but to phase them out entirely. Learn more.

GreenBiz | Novozymes: Integrating the world's climate goals into a business plan


Barbara Grady, Senior Writer | GreenBiz Group

 

TSC Member, Novozymes, includes reducing global climate change and helping boost food security for the world's hungry as part of its business plan...In an interview with GreenBiz two days after 195 nations concluded a deal now known as the Paris Agreement, Nielsen said his company can address climate change and sustainable development goals head-on. Learn more.


TSC EVENTS

TSC Commodity Mapping Program: Deforestation

February 16, 2016 | 10:00am-11:00am CST | Webinar


Do you know where your agricultural and forest supply chains are sourced from? Do you know what the risks are in your supply chain? To date, four TSC member companies have utilized the Commodity Mapping Tool to better understand the risk in their agricultural supply chains. Join us to learn how you can utilize this tool and how you can use TSC KPIs to address these risks. Learn more and register.


RSVP TODAY! Leaders Don't Do It Alone: Building Capacity for Supply Chain Assessment
February 23, 2016 | 8:30am-12:30pm MST

Presented by The Sustainability Consortium at GreenBiz 16. A many-to-many reporting system that utilizes a science-based, integrated and consistent approach across life-cycle stages, issues, and product categories is key to effectively driving impact for more sustainable consumer products. How do you build a team and prepare the data in a way that enables you to make progress in supply-chain sustainability? Session includes speakers from Mars, Inc., Wrangler, BASF, SAP, and Walmart. Learn more or click to RSVP.



GreenBiz University Forum
February 25, 2016 | 4:00pm-5:00pm MST

The Circular Economy is the next evolutionary step towards sustainable production and consumption. Join scientists from The Sustainability Consortium comparing the opportunities for and progress towards circularity across different consumer product sectors-durable goods, electronics, extractives, food, forest-based products, formulated products, and textiles. Learn more or click to RSVP.

TSC Summit: Registration Open!

April 20-22, 2016 | Washington, DC, USA


The 2016 TSC Summit will take place April 20-22 in Washington, DC. All members and strategic partners are welcome, as well as invited guests and sustainability experts. Learn more and register.

TSC On The Road!

April

Dr. Sarah E. Lewis presenting at Operation Supply Chain Workshop

 

May

Dr. Kevin Dooley presenting at ISM2016
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