Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Following the European Commission’s approval of the Apparel & Footwear Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) in 2025, industry leaders gathered in Madrid to explore what implementation will require in practice — and whether companies are ready.

Scale tech-enabled rainwater harvesting into measurable, defensible water-positive outcomes. Learn how VWBA and third-party verification help transform water stewardship investments into credible, auditable impact across portfolios and basins.

As cargo volumes surge, DP World in Canada CEO Doug Smith says the real fix for Canada’s trade network lies inland—where targeted infrastructure upgrades can unlock capacity, improve resilience, and support more sustainable supply chains.

Where most people see waste, Tiffany Waymer sees materials with untapped value. As a materials engineer at Trane Technologies, she works inside real-world constraints to turn circular design into measurable climate impact.

A new report from the U.S. Food Waste Pact shows reductions in the amount of food being wasted nationwide by grocery retail and foodservice companies in 2024 compared to 2023. The results are good news for the food system, as it addresses its 60-million-ton food waste problem.

Cascale has wrapped Season 3 of its “Source of Good” podcast, a nine-episode season that featured industry leaders working to advance decent work and climate action across the consumer goods supply chain.

Energy efficiency is a cornerstone of sustainable construction. Consuming less energy while guaranteeing the same level of comfort is the goal set by the sector to meet the challenges of climate change and rising energy costs.

Chemicals are everywhere, and the construction sector is no exception. They improve the performance of materials and products by giving them additional properties, such as mechanical resistance, impermeability, durability, and easy implementation.

Cascale recently joined a first-year course at the Parsons School of Design, part of The New School, to engage the next generation of designers on sustainability systems and supply chain realities.

What started with a single jar of jam entered into the World Jampionships in Dundee has grown into an award-winning, small-batch jam producer in the heart of rural Angus.