The “deceptive abundance” of water makes it an especially interesting litmus test for evaluating companies and their commitment to long-term sustainability. PepsiCo is an example of a company that has taken early steps to mitigate the risks of global water scarcity to its supply chain and business strategy more broadly.
Climate Change
Sweetgreen: ‘Romaine’-ing Sustainable While Scaling
Sweetgreen’s customer promise of sustainable, locally sourced ingredients poses a supply chain challenge as the company scales, and exposes Sweetgreen to significant climate change risk.
Exx-on, Exx-off: How Global Climate Change Could Wipe Away Big Oil’s Profits
The connection of ExxonMobil to climate change is more than just causal. Changing weather and landscapes will have a profound impact on Exxon's ability to profitably produce oil.
Is Diageo feeling blue about Johnnie Walker’s future? Declines in grain yields could threaten the world’s largest spirit producer’s supply chain
Anticipating risk to its agricultural raw materials, Diageo has taken steps to ensure the sustainability of its supply chain. Have they done enough?
Unilever’s climate-proofing strategy
Unilever whose supply chain has been significantly impacted by climate change has commendable initiatives lined up to fight the climate change battle.
Vertical Urban Farming: The Food Supply’s Savior from Climate Change?
Will new startups focused on high density urban farms save us from increasing prices and the environmental impacts of increasing farmland conversion?
Alaska Airlines and Climate Change: Cleaning-Up the Skies
How Alaska Airlines Can Leverage its Supply Chain to Combat Climate Change
The future of meat at Tyson
Analysis of Tyson Foods’ efforts to mitigate the environmental impact of its meat supply chain
Northern Sea Lanes: Melting Arctic Ice Creates Supply Chain Opportunity
Builders and operators of icebreakers stand to gain as international shipping firms increasingly utilize Arctic shipping routes in the face of global warming.
How climate change could make your favorite beer less refreshing
Water accounts for about 95% of the composition of beer, and it is also a crucial agricultural input for barley and hops. Given this significance, water supply risk mitigation should be a major focus for the Brewers Association and their membership of over 4,100 small independent craft brewers.