Author: Fronesys | Jun 3, 2013 | Business strategy, Environmental, Featured, Fronesys, Supply chain, Sustainability
Fronesys is pleased to announce that our consortium (Fronesys and its partners Advancing Sustainability, as consortium leader, and Sustain) has won a WRAP Framework Contract (FRA052 Resource Efficiency in Products) through which we can provide a tailored...
Author: Fronesys | Dec 28, 2012 | Business strategy, Environmental, Step Change series, Supply chain, Sustainability
Andy Wood, ceo at Adnams, a modern brewing company built around a heritage brand, shares the story how his company has placed resource efficiency front and centre of its sustainability drive. The Adnams story is an excellent example of a...
Author: Fronesys | Sep 10, 2012 | Business strategy, Corporate Services, Step Change series, Supply chain, Sustainability
Puma, the German sports goods company, is searching for alternative materials it can make its products from, shifting from its traditional use of virgin raw materials like leather and rubber. In doing this, it is one of many companies in its industry...
Author: Fronesys | Sep 5, 2012 | Business strategy, Digital Economy, Environmental, Fronesys, Policy, Supply chain, Sustainability, Technology
In the face of planet-wide resource depletion and huge volatility in raw material pricing, it is time for the circular economy. The tech industry is well-placed to make this move. But will it? Fronesys in in discussion on the issue with the...
Author: Fronesys | Jun 22, 2011 | Business strategy, Corporate Services, Fronesys, Governance, Investors, Materiality, Social, Supply chain, Sustainability
Today's corporate reporting model looks broken. It is dominated by a compliance mindset, particularly in America, with an inordinate focus on technical things, not strategy. It is so separated from internal reporting that boards are unable to engage with...
Author: Fronesys | May 11, 2011 | Business strategy, Corporate Services, Environmental, Governance, Investors, Supply chain, Sustainability, Technology
Paul Druckman reporting from Ceres 2011: When receiving an award at Ceres 2011 on behalf of Nike, the company's vice president of corporate social responsibility spoke about two key themes in reporting: transparency and data. Her quote? "Data is the...