At Everest Group’s 2026 India Procurement and Vendor Management Roundtable, the discussion moved well beyond the long-running question of whether procurement can do more than cut costs. The more consequential issue, participants agreed, is how the function can shape business outcomes in an environment defined…
Tetra Pak has retained EcoVadis’ highest sustainability rating for a second year in a row, after improving its score to 87 out of 100 from 85 in the previous assessment. According to the company, the result keeps it in the top 1% of more than…
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L’Oréal Travel Retail and Avolta have agreed a joint sustainability-linked business plan aimed at cutting emissions, widening access to refillable beauty and embedding sustainability more deeply into frontline retail operations across the global travel retail sector. The plan was formalised at the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2026 in Cannes…
Confectionery packaging has to do two jobs at once: it must attract buyers and keep products intact. In an industry where presentation and protection are both commercially vital, sustainability cannot simply be bolted on afterwards. Any shift to lower-impact packaging has to work with filling…
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The role of procurement is shifting from a function measured mainly on price, quality and delivery to one that is increasingly central to corporate climate strategy. A report produced by the World Economic Forum and Kearney suggests that green procurement is no longer a side issue for sustainability teams, but…
Firms increasingly set ambitious sustainability goals, but those goals often depend on suppliers, contractors and other business partners to make them real. That is where many strategies lose traction. The difficulty is not always weak intent; more often it is the absence of a shared…
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Levi Strauss & Co. and Marks & Spencer have joined forces with Schneider Electric’s SE Advisory Services on a new industry effort designed to push fashion suppliers towards renewable electricity, in a sign that some of the sector’s biggest brands are increasingly looking beyond their…

