In all the years we have been shipping containers, we have not had a container get lost at sea. Compared to the number of containers shipped daily, the number of containers lost at sea is relatively low. Sometimes a shipping container can get lost at sea. For the number of containers shipped each day, losing…
Many do not consider poverty alleviation an essential aspect of any company or business. But the truth is that world corporations and companies must look at ways to help alleviate worldwide poverty. Poverty alleviation is essential for sustainable development. There are four primary reasons why this is important: poverty can cause people to circumvent sustainable…
The other day, I heard a comment from former US Vice President Al Gore about how climate change will continue to get worse because of what we are all doing to the earth. His point was that this is a choice we are each making. There are steps that we can all take to work…
Social conscience is one of the new buzzwords many people use in business. What exactly does it mean to have a social conscience? A social conscience is about an individual or company concerned about society’s injustices and problems and doing something about it. Social consciousness is about using your moral compass to try to make…
There are things that every industry can learn about fair trade and ethical sourcing from the cocoa industry. The cocoa industry was hit hard by fair trade and ethical sourcing issues. Fairtrade and ethical sourcing were not always part of the cocoa industry’s global supply chain. The initiative received some horrible publicity, mainly due to…
Today, there is a lot of talk about companies and their social and environmental responsibility. When a company does not have a social-environmental commitment, many people ask, is this a criminal act? The lack of social-environmental responsibility is when a corporation, company, or brand cares about society and the environment. Companies, corporations, and brands that…