EcoVadis, whose platform enables companies to measure their global suppliers’ sustainability performance, released the results of their 4th annual survey, the Sustainable Procurement Benchmark Report (download here), earlier this month. Despite the global economic downturn, the survey of 95 procurement executives found a somewhat surprising number of companies in Europe regard their CSR and sustainability [...]

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It’s back to school season for those of us with kids. And as we all know, a critical part of the first week of every school year is the back to school essay on “what I did this summer.” Rather than ask Supply Excellence readers to retell their tales of bocce ball, beaches and overpriced [...]

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Yesterday, it was reported that MillerCoors and Anhauser-Busch are raising their beer prices due to rising “commodity” costs. The brewing giants control 80% of the US market share.

In their coverage, the LA Times reported:
“Like other food manufacturers, brewers have been hit by commodity price increases in recent years, but have not been as aggressive about [...]

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I stirred up a bit of an emotional hornets’ nest last week when I posted on GM’s steps in the right direction with their eBay sales portal and plans for a $4,000 car (my personal favorite comment was on the syndicated version of the post on Seeking Alpha). Brace yourselves for more volatile dialogue, because [...]

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Editor’s note: Last week, we ran a post asking for input on the potential supply chain challenges companies will face during the economic recovery. Several influential and visionary people in our field provided some great insights, including Jeff Onesto, Gerard Aldridge, and Jon Hansen. But I think the response from Jeff Gordon, founder of the [...]

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