Walmart wants its own supply chain to reduce GHG emissions by 1 Gigaton, the equivalent of removing the annual emissions of Germany — the world’s fourth-largest economy — from the atmosphere. Will everyone follow?
Climate Change and Supply Chains
SV Agri – Consolidating India’s Potato Supply Chain
Indian agriculture industry is segmented, scattered and primitive. SV Agri is a promising new start-up that is building to streamline the potato supply chain in India. But how should they incorporate climate change in the services that they offer?
Too warm for the fleece: Patagonia’s quest for relevance amidst climate change
Patagonia, HBS fleeces, and climate change – fashion at an environmental cost.
Fall Without Pumpkin Spice Lattes? It Could Happen
Climate change will disrupt coffee production across the world… can Starbucks survive?
Can Egypt Weather the Next Round of High Wheat Prices?
Back in 2011, Egypt was rocked by social protests partially caused by climate change-related weather patterns effecting the global wheat market. Has Egypt prepared for the likelihood of a return of high and volatile wheat prices?
Where in the world will our wine come from?
Climate change is threatening to disrupt the global wine industry supply map. How will wine producers evolve?
Walmart: Reducing Carbon Emissions by a Gigaton
Did you know that the meat and milk we consume emits more greenhouse gases (GHGs) than Exxon’s annual operations? According to the Sustainability Consortium, grocery products emit 1.7 gigatons of GHGs every year, compared to only 577 megatons of GHGs […]
Nio – A Chinese Tesla Disrupting The World’s Supercar Industry
Can Nio, a three-year old Chinese electric vehicle company, with the help of favorable policies in fighting climate change from the China government, rise to be the next Tesla and disrupt the market?
Fighting Malthus’s Prediction in the New Millennium
Fossil-fuel powered mechanized agriculture has led to rapid growth in the food supply and staved off human starvation for over 200 years. Today, climate change, caused by those very fossil fuels, is leading to undernourishment in vulnerable populations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is fighting this trend.
Retail’s role in eliminating Global Food Waste
An estimated one third of food produced for human consumption goes to waste; and you might be surprised by the amount of carbon emissions this waste emits. Tesco, a British multinational grocer, is leading the retail industry in an attempt to eliminate food waste.