Social Enterprise Enables Hazelnut Farming in Bhutan
The supply chain is just as important as the product. A social entrepreneur describes his experience dealing with value-creating tools and ensuring corporate social responsibility.
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Responsible Supply Chains Conference
Co-sponsored by the Global Supply Chain Management Forum and the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Responsible Supply Chain Conference brings together corporate and nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and academics to share best practices for creating sustainable supply chains.
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Leveraging Social Innovation
Social innovations in supply chains have the potential for making an impact on a large scale. Experts describe innovations that are benefiting society and delivering economic value.
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Environmental Sustainability in China Advanced Through Supply Chain Transparency
Ma Jun, Director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, describes the positive results achieved through the China Water Pollution Map.
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Environmental Sustainability through “Waste to Worth” Vision
Jill Boughton, CEO of Sustainable WasteResources International, discusses environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
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Quality and Innovation as the Basis for Sustainability
John Kehoe discusses how the chocolate maker TCHO has encouraged social entrepreneurship in developing countries through innovative supply chain practices.
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Social Enterprise in Food Supply Chains
Panelists talk about how two organizations have turned the “buy local” motto into an evolving partnership that is making NGO and corporate cooperation in the supply chain arena work for both parties.
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The Colemans - Improving Healthcare Distribution in Africa
In the late 1980s, when Barry and Andrea Coleman noticed that motor bikes intended for use in the delivery of health care in Africa were not being used because they had broken down—in some cases needing mere $3 oil filters—they knew they had to put their own pedal to the metal. Speaking at the 2009 Responsible Supply Chains Conference at Stanford, they share some of the successes and challenges associated with running Riders for Health, which administers vehicles to keep health supplies flowing efficiently throughout the continent.
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Al Gore - Tech Awards
Promoting environmental sustainability is the responsibility of every world citizen, says Nobel Laureate and former Vice President Al Gore in this audio lecture. Speaking at the 2009 Tech Awards, he urges his audience to consider how they may make changes and press for policies that will address global warming. He asks Westerners, in particular, to consider how the consequences of their own actions may be causing suffering for millions displaced by climate change.
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When Corporate Responsibility Means Going Local
Abhijit Upadhye, an executive with McDonald’s Indian enterprise, discusses meeting the corporation’s quality standards while also appealing to the mostly vegetarian population.
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Supply Chains
Nike’s director of global logistics, Dawn Vance, talks about the company’s journey to integrate sustainability into the supply chain from design through delivery to the retail marketplace.