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.
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Foxconn: Out-Foxing Protectionism
The 800-lb gorilla of Chinese electronics contract manufacturing prepares for life under Donald Trump's trade policies
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.
JD.com: Building the Smart Logistic System for the Future
How will the second largest e-commerce player in China digitalize the logistic system to thrive in the future?
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?
“America First” Leaves Bombardier Aerospace Scrambling for Help
Following a 300% tariff hike on the C-Series aircraft, Bombardier entered a joint venture by giving a majority stake in the program to Airbus for free. Their combined supply chain poses a threat to Boeing in the single-aisle market.
Alaska Airlines and Climate Change: Cleaning-Up the Skies
How Alaska Airlines Can Leverage its Supply Chain to Combat Climate Change
The Impact of Isolationist Trade Policies on Retailers and the Communities they Serve
From the critically acclaimed author of “Type B at HBS” comes the compelling story of Michael Smith, a senior sourcing manager at Target struggling to navigate the uncertain and ever-changing landscape of international trade policies. This piece explores how isolationist policies impact retailers, their employees, and the communities they serve, offering an intimate and personal narrative on how a large retailer and its leadership has reacted to policy change.