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Large companies- Sustainability management along H&M's supply chain
For several years, H&M has been pursuing a pro-active approach to improve its environmental and social performance along its supply chain. Among other initiatives, H&M decided to cooperate with its suppliers and their suppliers to help them improve their environmental performance. To achieve its goal, H&M has asked BECO to develop a tool to introduce and promote Cleaner Production among the wet processing mills (dyeing and printing) in - ABB’s Access to Electricity Initiative
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs around 103,000 people. ABB is heading an initiative to bring affordable electricity to rural areas of - Alcan’s International Micro-Business Network
Alcan is the world’s second largest producer of primary aluminium. The company has its head office in - Corporate social responsibility and low prices at IKEA
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The vision of the home furnishing shop IKEA is that good working conditions are vital for more efficient production and better productivity. This is why IKEA products can be sold for lower prices. Furthermore the home furnishing shop has an active environmental policy. IKEA considers the reduction of environmental impacts from transport a major challenge. In 2000 IKEA established the Code of Conduct for child labour. At the end of 1998 IKEA was discredited because there was talk of child labour and dangerous working conditions at it suppliers. Read more… - Eco-efficiency analysis at BASF
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BASF is one of the world leaders in the chemical industry. Its product line comprises high-value-added chemicals, plastics, colorants and pigments, dispersions, automotive and industrial coatings, crop-protection agents, fine chemicals, oil and gas. In 2004 BASF had about 82,000 employees worldwide and its sales reached €37.5 billion. Responsibilities towards the environment and towards society are key elements of BASF's corporate philosophy. Read more… - Eco-procurement at DAF Trucks
DAF Trucks N.V. has already accumulated a great deal of experience over a number of years in making eco-procurement. In 2003 in cooperation with SenterNovem the company developed an interactive Environmentally-preferable Purchasing Tool that enables it to better assess the environment-related performance of suppliers. The Environmentally-preferable Purchasing Tool enables buyers to see the performance history of the various suppliers at a glance and to compare suppliers with each other. For the suppliers this is a chance to improve their performance with regard to environmental issues. Read more… - Supplier Sustainability Management of Philips
Royal Philips Electronics of the - What does responsible business mean for C&A?
By being a responsible company C&A would like to acquire and retain the trust of individuals interested in the company. For C&A, responsible business applies to the entire supply chain: from the production of clothing to the sales to the customer. As early as 1996 C&A formulated its basic ethical and environmental principles in its Code of Conduct. Since then the “Code of Conduct for the Supply of Merchandise“ is a fixed component of the general supply conditions of C&A. Read more…
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