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Collaboration for wastewater treatment – a pathway to sustainability

Collaborations across the board – among experts, international…

When sustainability commitments aren’t public, do they even exist?

Article from GreenBiz This article is sponsored by The…

Report Provides New Farmer Insights on Farm-Level Data Collection and Sharing in 2021

Article from Farm Journal Trust In Food and The Sustainability…

Collaboration Drives Coca-Cola to Streamline Sustainability Reporting from Farm to Retail

New Report Shows Product Manufacturers’ Sustainability Scores Improved 38% Since 2016, Companies Pursued Improvements During Global Pandemic

Scottsdale, AZ, May 13, 2021 - The Sustainability Consortium…

New Research Shows Success with Digital Tags to Measure Clothing Use, Consumers More Positive About Durable Clothing Brands

TSC’s project goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of using digital technology to track clothing use and identify appropriate metrics and measurement protocols to enable communication between stakeholders.

Sustainability commitments: Similarities and Differences between Retailers and Brand manufacturers

Article from Wageningen University Climate change, resource…

New Report Finds Companies Producing Home and Personal Care Products Increasingly Implementing Safer Practices

This report is the second report in an ongoing series aimed at using THESIS’ unique data set to raise awareness of key challenges and opportunities in creating more sustainable products.

Study Highlights Recycler’s Northwest Arkansas Operations

Article from Talk Business & Politics Global nonprofit…

The Most Important Person In Sustainability Doesn’t Work In Sustainability

Article from GreenBiz By Euan Murray Sustainability impacts…

New Report Shows Lead Acid Batteries Can Be Recycled at 99% with Policy and Reverse Supply Chains

  3/9/2021, Scottsdale, AZ The Sustainability…

ZOETIS JOINS THE SUSTAINABILITY CONSORTIUM TO LEAD EFFORTS IN SUSTAINABLE PORK TOGETHER WITH U.S. PORK PRODUCERS AND SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERS

Article from Zoetis SCOTTSDALE, AZ, February 24, 2021 –…

New Case Study Released to Help Companies Improve Regional Plastic Film Management

2/25/2021, Bentonville, AR The Sustainability Consortium…

New Report Finds Sustainable Sales Packaging and Recycled Content Key to More Sustainable Packaging

2/16/2021, Scottsdale, AZ The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)…
Tree Cover Loss Indonesia

New Maps Show Forests Absorb Twice as Much Carbon as They Release Each Year

New methodology, released in Nature Climate Change, provides greater detail into forest carbon fluxes

Sustainable Retailing

As consumers seek products that cause minimal environmental harm and bring about positive social impact, and as awareness of supply chain impact grows.

New Resource Guide Released on Sustainable Animal Feed, Helps Companies Navigate Environmental Impacts of Rising Demand for Animal Protein

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) released today the Resource Guide on Sustainable Animal Feed, a digital resource created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain

The Supply Chain’s Responsibility in Sustainability

Article from Supply and Demand Chain Executive Experts throughout…

K•Coe Advisors Earn Credential to Help Food & Ag Businesses Improve Sustainability Performance and Reporting

Article from: K•COE ISOM K·Coe Isom is excited to announce…

Lenovo and PMI Commit to Product Transparency, Release Sustainability Scores and Rankings Publicly

10/29/2020, Santa Cruz/Phoenix The Sustainability Consortium…

Report advises expansion, coordination on NW recycling

Article from Arkansas Democrat Gazette FAYETTEVILLE --…

Northwest Arkansas Circularity Would Improve with More Coordination, Study Finds

HMTX is First Flooring Company to Join The Sustainability Consortium

HMTX joins TSC to bring focus to their efforts to create more…
Agriculture Metrics

Trusted Data Advisor: 3 Digital Collaboration Trends That Are Changing the Way Ag Retailers Do Business

Article from CropLife As a Senior Account Executive for Agworld,…

THE SUSTAINABILITY CONSORTIUM JOINS U.S. PLASTICS PACT, COMMITTING TO MEET AMBITIOUS CIRCULAR ECONOMY GOALS BY 2025

  Led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife…
How to Buy Tech That Lasts and Lasts

How to Buy Tech That Lasts and Lasts

Article from The New York Times All of our tech products will…

Circularity of Lead Battery Industry Delivers Timely Benefit: Reliable Domestic Supply Chain

Read full article Our guest blogger, Dr. Carole Mars with…

Partnering to create sustainable change

A guest article by Robert Anson, Director of International Business…

The Local Approach

by Kevin Dooley, Jacob Bethem, William Campbell and Carole Mars This…

Companies Urged to Fortify Supply Chains from Climate Change Disruption

Walmart’s Sustainability Efforts Take to the Seas with MSC-Certified Sustainable Private Brand Canned Tuna

Practicing more sustainable fishing hasn’t always been…

New Research Highlights Farmer Perspectives on Farm-Level Data Collection and Sharing

First-of-its-kind report from Farm Journal's Trust In Food…

Supply Chain Disruption Q&A: From Redundancy Comes Resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the global supply chain and…

TSC Reports THESIS Index Users Represent Almost $1 Trillion in Annual Retail Sales

100% of Ocean Spray’s Cranberries Verified as Sustainably Grown Using FSA, becoming the First Fruit Cooperative Worldwide to achieve a 100% FSA Verification

BOSTON, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ocean Spray…
GreenFieldSolutionsTSC

The Sustainability Consortium Welcomes Green Field Solutions as a Member to Focus on Breakthroughs in Upcycling By-Products

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, April 23, 2020 – The Sustainability Consortium…

Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management

Article from Harvard Business Review As procurement teams…

More Organizations Strive For Greener Supply Chains

There are many reasons why companies should strive to make their…

Agriculture Drove Recent Record-Breaking Tree Cover Loss

Article by World Resources Institute Global tree cover loss…

Can carbon labels on food help save the planet? It’s complicated

Article from WIRED A packet of Quorn sausages is a remarkably…

Cornell joins consortium to ‘green’ business supply chains

The university has new opportunities to champion greener consumer…

TSC and Cornell University Join Forces on Research and Innovation for a More Sustainable Future

TSC and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability to explore…

How to Make Your Business More Sustainable In 2020 New Year’s Resolution Series

If you’ve ever performed an act of kindness like picking up…

Free Online Toolbox Educates Textile Industry on Wastewater

Article by PRINTWEAR SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The Sustainability…

Here’s A New Tool To Tackle Textile Wastewater Issue!

Article from Apparel Resources Wastewater 101 is the new…

Wastewater Toolbox Launched to Help Textile Industry Improve Wastewater Footprint

Free resource aims to help the textile industry reduce wastewater…

Can Retailers Play a Role in Ending Cocoa-Related Deforestation?

Article from Confectionery News   The newly-formed…

TSC Impact Report shows strong improvement in sustainability performance since 2016

The 2019 Impact Report of The Sustainability Consortium's (TSC)…
California Ingredient Law

Will California’s ingredient transparency law spur safer cleaners?

News from GreenBiz Growing public demand for ingredient transparency…

Lead Batteries’ Top Sustainability Score May Be Model For Other Sectors

Article from InsideEPA A global non-profit organization that…

About Those Straws: Even In Arid Arizona, All Drains Can Lead To The Ocean

Article by AZ Central I wrote last week about my friends' reusable…

TSC Impact Report Shows 30% Improvement in Consumer Goods Supply Chain Transparency Since 2016

“Reaching Sustainability Through Transparency” shows a…
Euan Murray

The Sustainability Consortium’s CEO Reflects On Its 10-Year, Trillion-Dollar Impact

News from GreenBiz Sustainability partnerships among corporations,…

THESIS: TSC’s Newest Way to Track Retail Suppliers’ Sustainability Performance

News from Sustainable Brands   Heads up to retailers…
Mick-Jagger-Plastic-Cups

Mick Jagger Wants You To Stop Throwing Away Your Plastic Cups

News from PRI's The World Across the globe, we’ve…
THESIS-Transparent Supply Chains

TSC Launches New Measurement Platform Unlocking Unprecedented Business Value Through Communication Between Buyers and Suppliers

New platform in partnership with SupplyShift will encourage…
Sprouts Produce Organic

Sprouts Joins The Sustainability Consortium

News from WholeFoods Magazine Scottsdale, AZ — The…
oral care sustainability

Does Your Toothbrush Make the Environment Bristle?

News From Future of Personal Health     Dr.…
Sprouts Joins TSC

The Sustainability Consortium Welcomes Sprouts Farmers Market as a New Retail Member

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) announced today that Sprouts Farmers Market has joined as a new TSC member.
TSC Birthday

The Sustainability Consortium Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Companies Create More Sustainable Consumer Products

TSC, cofounded by University of Arkansas and ASU, helps ensure…
supplyshift

Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops Partners with SupplyShift to Build New Stewardship Calculator

Partnership delivers technology platform to make on-farm…

HSBC and Walmart Join Forces on Sustainable Supply Chain Finance Programme

News from AP News NEW YORK & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS…

The Sustainability Consortium Welcomes First Real Estate Development Member, Zoned Properties

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, April 17, 2019 – The Sustainability Consortium…
Ag Data Report

Landmark Data Landscape Map and Software Released to Ease Burden of Reporting Sustainability Data for Growers and Food Companies

Scottsdale, AZ, March 4 – The Sustainability Consortium…
UA small biz center

UA Small Biz Center Helps Businesses Achieve Dreams

News from TBP By Jeff Della Rosa, Talk Business & Politics Mary…
Walgreens CSR Report

TSC Retailer Member, Walgreens, Committed to Engaging Suppliers Using TSC’s Product Category Sustainability Toolkits

TSC retailer member, Walgreens, is committed to engaging…
©2019 Bloomberg

Purina Wants to Feed Your Dog Crickets and Fish Heads

News from BNN Bloomberg By Corinne Gretler and Deena Shanker,…

Heavy Impacts From Lighter Devices

Published on December 14 on E-Scrap News  The e-scrap…
Photo of San Francisco Air Pollution

Is Your Fortune 100 Company One of the Nearly 40 Percent that Lack a Climate Target? If so, Read This. Then Call Me.

By Elizabeth Sturcken Managing Director, EDF+Business Published…
climate warnings

5 Ways Companies Can Act On the Latest Dire Climate Warnings

By: Elizabeth Sturcken / Environmental Defense Fund   Oh…
TSC Drivers of Tree Cover Loss Infographic_72dpiThe Sustainability Consortium® | ©2018 Arizona State University and University of Arkansas
Infographic Design by Giada Mannino, Senior Designer, TSC

Global Forest Loss – Who’s in the driver’s seat?

News from Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation In…

Highest Scoring Categories on the 2017 Sustainability Index

Apples, Computers, Diapers, Peaches, Hair Coloring Products…
Map of Deforestation 2001-2015The Sustainability Consortium® | ©2018 Arizona State University and University of Arkansas

One-Fourth of Global Forest Loss Permanent: Deforestation Is Not Slowing Down

More than a fourth of global forest loss from 2001 to 2015 is permanent deforestation from commodity-driven agriculture, meaning these areas likely will not be forested again.
Deforestation Malaysia

When a Tree Falls, Is It Deforestation?

News from WRI | Article by Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Dow Goldman,…
Deforestation Brazil

Deforestation for the Production of Commodities Persists in Brazil and in the World

News from BBC | Article by Edison Veiga From Rome to BBC…
Tree Cover Loss Indonesia

New Global Study Reveals the ‘Staggering’ Loss of Forests Caused by Industrial Agriculture

News from Science | Article By Erik Stokstad A new analysis…

Starbucks Tries to Save 6 Billion Cups a Year from the Trash … With Help from McDonald’s

News from PRI'S The World August 13, 2018 You go to…

Walmart Tried to Make Sustainability Affordable. Here’s What Happened

News from CNBC August 13, 2018 What a difference…

Workshop – How To Influence Suppliers On Your Long-Term Vision

News from EthicalCorp July 19, 2018 In-depth workshop…
TSC Impact Report 2018 COver©2018 Arizona State University and University of Arkansas

The Sustainability Consortium’s 2018 Impact Report Shows Rapid Year-Over-Year Improvements for Suppliers Committed to Measuring Transparency in Their Supply Chains

“Transparent Supply Chains for Better Business” shows a sharp increase in transparency by suppliers answering TSC KPIs as a part of The Sustainability Index

Pure Strategies Report – Connecting to the Farm – Features Wrangler, Dr. Bronner’s, The North Face and Others

News from WAFB June 29, 2018 Connecting to the Farm Report…
Lady Putting on Lip Gloss

Unlikely Alliance Sets First Scorecard for Better Beauty Products

The BPC scorecard is a breakthrough for quantifying product sustainability, or the degree to which a product does what it is supposed to do without harming the user, the makers, or the planet.
Beauty and Personal Care Report Cover

Makeover Artists: How the Beauty and Personal Care Industry Enhanced Its Sustainability

Retailers including CVS Health, Sephora, Walgreens, Target and Walmart are embracing the Sustainability Consortium’s new rating system for beauty and personal care products.

Spectrum Brands Holdings Joins The Sustainability Consortium

As a leading global supplier of consumer products, Spectrum…

Turning Insights Into Action: The Story of Two Would-Be Competitors Uniting for System Change

May 2, 2018 By Jessica Ginger, The Sustainability Consortium At…

New Wrangler® Report Reveals Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Farming Practices

News from Business Wire April 18, 2018 Top jeans maker…

Wrangler Shows Economic Benefits of Sustainable Cotton Farming

News from Environmental Leader April 18, 2018 Wrangler…
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Image

Walmart Announces 20 MMT of Supplier Emission Reductions through Project Gigaton; Unveils Plans for Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Doubling U.S. Wind and Solar Energy Use

News from Walmart Sustainability Continued progress…
Clouds Countryside with Crops

Sustainable Phosphorus Forum Tackles How to Feed a Future World of 10 Billion While Protecting Water Resources

Phosphorus is a nutrient crucial to growing crops, but it washes off farmland in the rain and travels to our waterways, where it can cause major pollution issues.
Fruit Of The Loom Honored With Smart Energy Decisions Offsite Renewable Energy Award

Fruit Of The Loom Honored With Smart Energy Decisions Offsite Renewable Energy Award

News from Textile World BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — March 20th,…
Trucks Driving Blurred

APL Logistics Joins The Sustainability Consortium

APL Logistics aims to incorporate TSC tools and activities into…
Cool Farm Tool Infographic

Agrible® Joins Cool Farm Alliance to Bring Agricultural Sustainability Worldwide

News from Business Wire Cool Farm Tool Adds Depth to Agrible’s…

Responsible Battery Coalition Launches 2 Million Battery Challenge at U.S. Senate Auto Caucus Briefing on Sustainability

News from Business Wire February 13, 2018 A coalition…

Why Food Retailers Are the New Regulators

News from Trust in Foods February 15, 2018 Sustainability…
Food Waste

Our Heaping Food Waste Problem Has An Open Secret: It Can Be Solved

News from GreenBiz By RP Siegel on February 8, 2018   The…
Responsible Products

The Sustainability Consortium Gives Retailers Tools for Responsible Products

The ASU and University of Arkansas organization works with…

Inside VF’s New Sustainability Direction

News from GreenBiz January 19, 2018 VF Corp has 25 brands…

TSC’s Dr. Carole Mars to Serve as Technical Advisor to the Responsible Battery Coalition and Supplier’s Partnership for the Environment

News from Responsible Battery Coalition January 23, 2018 TSC’s…

Sustainability in the Supply Chain: A New Competitive Advantage

News from W.P. Carey January 23, 2018 Sea salt mining…

Do Sustainability Professionals Strategize in the Woods?

News from Greenbiz By Euan Murray on December 19, 2017 I…

The Sustainability Consortium Receives a 2017 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, December, 12, 2017—Supply & Demand Chain…

How Much Do Big Agrifood Companies Really Know About Their Supply Chains?

News from Agfunder News November 17, 2017 Consumers and…

Improving the Plants that Africans Eat and Breeders Neglect

News from The Economist November 23, 2017 CASSAVA and…

We’re Thankful for…Companies Setting Climate Goals

News from Environment Guru By Elizabeth Sturcken on November…

Walmart Foundation Funds Farm Sustainability Effort

News from Supermarket News November 14, 2017 The Sustainability…
HSBC Joins

The Sustainability Consortium Welcomes HSBC Bank as First Member from Financial Services Industry

HSBC Bank Joins TSC to Bring Financial Expertise, Advancing…
Walmart Foundation Grant

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Announces New Collaboration with the Walmart Foundation to Tackle Complexity in Farm-Level Data

TSC and the Walmart Foundation seek to create solutions to…

Modern Slavery in Contemporary Food Production

News from Wageningen UR October 27, 2017 Cautious estimates…
Exxonmobil Joins TSC

ExxonMobil Chemical Company Joins The Sustainability Consortium

ExxonMobil To Assist In Developing Innovative Solutions To Sustainability Issues, Including Product Safety, Food Waste, And Plastics Recycling
NYDF Assessment

Since 2010, Investments Leading to Large-scale Forest Destruction and Massive Carbon Emissions are 39 Times Larger than Money Funneled to Forest Protection

Satellite Data Shows Record-High Levels Of Forest Loss In 2016; Saving Forests Requires A Massive Shift In Investment From Activities Driving Deforestation To Those Designed To Protect, Restore And Replant Trees

ARKANSAS: Sustainability Job 1 in the Natural State

News from Medium By Tom Quaife on October 11, 2017 Christy…

Food and Beverage Giants Agree to Strengthen Supply Chain Management

News from E-Scrap By Matt Mace on October 4, 2017 Companies…

Landscape view

News from E-Scrap By Carole Mars on September 19, 2017 As…

The Sustainability Consortium and The Cool Farm Alliance Form Partnership to Link On-Farm Sustainability Management to Retailers’ Sustainability Goals

TSC and CFA signed a memorandum of understanding to help food…

The Sustainability Consortium Publicly Releases Coffee Product Sustainability Toolkit as a Commitment to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge

As a commitment to Conservation International's Sustainable…

Kroger Announces Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Plan

News from Kroger September 19, 2017 “Moonshot” Initiative…
Business For Good Summit

Bobby Kennedy Jr. Caps ASU’s Walker College ‘Business for Good’ Summit in Blowing Rock

News from HCPress.com By Jesse Wood on September 11, 2017 at…
Liam Robot

Can We Make New Phones From Nothing But Old Ones?

News from PBS By Marcus Woo on Tue, 12 Sep 2017 As if saying…
Mars, Inc. News

Mars CEO: Industry Must Fix ‘Broken’ Engine of Global Business to Tackle Urgent Climate & Social Threats

CEO GRANT REID, SPEAKING AHEAD OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND…

Methodological Guidance to Help Companies Account for Climate Change Impacts of Land Use and Deforestation Now Enters Pilot Phase

News from Triple Pundit September 5, 2017 Image courtesy…
OHSA Joins TSC

TSC Welcomes The Occupational Health & Safety Assistances, Inc. Shanghai (OHSA) As First Member from China

OHSA becomes member of TSC among growing demands from Chinese…

New 2017 Impact Report Puts Lead Batteries Among Top Five Performers

News from Battery Council International August 14, 2017 What…

In My Opinion: Diversion without data is like sailing without a compass

News from Resource Recycling Today’s smartphones…
SB17 Copenhagen

Sustainable Brands Reveals SB’17 Copenhagen Program

News from University Chronicle Sustainable Brands® recently…
Potato Sustainability Initiative

The Sustainability Consortium Partners with the Potato Sustainability Initiative on Growing More Sustainable Potatoes

PSI and TSC’s mutual membership brings over 500 potato…

Creating Holistic Supply Chain Sustainability: Not a Choice, a Given

News from Supply Chain Management Review By Patrick Burnson,…
Corn Field

Biostimulants Recognized as Key Opportunity for Enhancing Agriculture Production and Sustainability Goals

News from Agrinos The Sustainability Consortium…

Wal Mart Stores : Enhancing the Walmart Sustainability Value Chain

Posted on July 11, 2017 News from 4-traders In…

Fruit of the Loom, Inc. Joins The Sustainability Consortium

By Bowling Green, Ky. on July 17, 2017 News from CSRwire Fruit…

World of Wipes Conference Keeps Industry Informed

Published on June 29, 2017 News from Innovation in Textiles…
Project Gigaton

Wal-Mart: Give me a Gigaton

By Ronnie Garrett on June 22, 2017 News from Supply & Demand…
The Green Living Guy

Big Companies Step Up Efforts to Trim Environmental Risks in Supply Chains

News from The Green Living Guy® Photographer:…
Circular Economy

U.S. Chamber Foundation, The Sustainability Consortium, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association Launch Circular Economy Toolbox

Digital Platform Helps Business Better Understand, Implement…

The Circular Economy: What’s in Your Toolbox?

May 23, 2017 - Today, RILA, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
Agrible Joins

Agrible, Inc. Joins The Sustainability Consortium

Agrible, leaders in sustainable sourcing and responsibly…
Sustainable Design

Sustainability by Design – Leveraging Industry Tools to Improve Packaging Sustainability

By Sarah E. Lewis, Nina Goodrich, Adam Gendell, and John…

PR Newswire | Responsible Battery Coalition launches to improve sustainability of batteries

In recognition of concerns over the hazards associated with…
Solar Panels

Retail Dive | Wal-Mart launches ambitious project to cut emissions from supply chain

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday announced a strategy, dubbed…

Conservation International | Coalition of Over 65 Partners Agree to Collective Actions in Industry-Wide Effort to Make Coffee Sustainable

April 17, 2017 -- The Sustainable Coffee Challenge, a coalition…

GreenBiz | Walmart’s plan to lift a gigaton of carbon from its supply chain

Walmart is doubling down on its climate commitment. Today,…

GreenBiz | Why Walmart’s Project Gigaton is corporate America’s ‘moonshot’

At a time when climate leadership from the federal government…

Sage Journals | Walmart’s Emergent Low-Cost Sustainable Product Strategy

Abstract This article traces the strategic initiatives…
Walmart Project Gigaton

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Announced as Official Measurement Partner for Walmart’s Project Gigaton

TSC joins measurement advisory committee to support credible…

NZFarmer.co.nz | Complying with sustainability will pay off for farmers

Farmers should see the benefits of complying with standards…

TSC at Greenbiz 2017

TSC kicked off another amazing year as a premier partner…

Wageningen UR | New TSC tools for animal-friendly products

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) has developed six scientific,…

GreenBiz | Unilever Rises Above the Regs on Chemicals Transparency

Half of all consumer products contain fragrance. More than…

Of Leaders and Laggards

By: Euan Murray, CEO The Sustainability Consortium This…

The Washington Post | You’re about to see a big change to the sell-by dates on food

The majority of Americans have no clear idea what “sell…

GreenBiz | These Hidden Ingredients Can Improve Your Supply Chain

Keith Larson, GreenBiz The Sustainability Consortium CEO…

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