US, China push to green up supply chain

Seems like every sector of industry wants to prove it's working on saving the planet and positioning itself as a friend of "green" initiatives. Your supply chain partners are no different.

But will a $2.3 million partnership between the United States and China really change the way you do business?

The Institute for Sustainable Communities and its partners announced this week a commitment to boost Chinese factories' compliance with environment, health, and safety policies and achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

The public-private partnership adds to investments in the ISC's Environment, Health and Safety Academy, which officially launches this month in Guangdong. More than 24 corporations are already sending their supply chain managers to the EHS Academy in Guangzhou to help educate and trade best practices. Starbucks is the most recent corporation to sign on, joining such companies as General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nike, Honda, Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), Timberland, and Wal-Mart.

To help China transition to a low-carbon economy, ISC and its partners will take steps to institutionalize greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement and reduction as a core responsibility of the emerging EHS profession.

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