Nike Pledged to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint. It Just Slashed the Staff Charged With Making That Happen
On July 11, 2024 by Ken PuckerSince December, Nike has lost about 30% of employees who worked primarily on sustainability initiatives, due to layoffs, voluntary departures or transfers to other duties. Already, the company was missing its targets for reducing emissions. https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-layoffs-sustainability-climate-change
Climate Change is Heating Up the Global Business World
On July 10, 2024 by Ken PuckerWe sat down with Kenneth Pucker, sustainability, fashion, and ESG (Environment, Sustainability, and Governance) expert and professor of the practice in the online Master of Global Business Administration (GBA) at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. We discussed how sustainability, ESG, and businesses’ bottom lines collide with the expanding global warming crisis. Pucker is an […]
Ultra-fast Fashion Rot Spreads to Amazon
On July 8, 2024 by Ken PuckerShein and competitors like Temu have grown so big that Amazon may be the only retailer that can compete with them. And that’s exactly what it plans to do with a new discount marketplace that would allow the same suppliers who make goods for the ultra-fast fashion titans to sell their stuff through Amazon. Unbranded […]
The fizz firm fudging its footprint
On July 3, 2024 by Ken PuckerHow can Keurig Dr Pepper report a 12% reduction in scope 3 emissions when they’ve actually increased by 14%? David Burrows reports. If more companies commit to measuring and reporting publicly on their sustainability performance, four things should happen. ESG performance should improve; more ‘sustainable’ companies should be rewarded; a link tying companies with better […]