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In our previous article “What is the matter with the Business Case for Sustainability?” we informed you about different approaches and drivers for building your business case for sustainability. This article will help you to put these theories into practice by explaining the structure we created from our research and highlighting the benefits of theRead more

When it comes to sustainability, many companies face the issue of whether investing in more sustainable business practices is really worth it. But before you set up your sustainability strategy, a business case for sustainability is crucial to ensure that you do the right things, to create buy-in and that you are able to followRead more

It is only a couple of days until Christmas. Therefore we would like to wish you a peaceful Christmas season together with your family and friends. Take your time to rest and recreate in order to energetically start into the new year! We took this time to pause for a moment and reflect on allRead more

This November Leadership & Sustainability celebrates it’s second anniversary! As a special treat for our clients and soon-to-become clients, we’d like to offer you a customized workshop on Developing your Environmental Supply Chain Strategy and Getting Ready for the Future! We created this workshop based on the feedback we received from our successful webinar “3 StepsRead more

As one of our services we offer sustainability reporting for companies based on the latest standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Sustainability reporting is becoming mandatory for all large companies within the EU starting with the 2017 annual report. This article summarizes the most important facts you need to know about non-financial reporting, asRead more

Once you are done with mapping your supply chain, you will have the possibility to trace your products and materials in detail. The traceability of products and materials is becoming increasingly important across multiple industries. As food safety issues kept the food industry on its toes in the past, regulations such as the EU GeneralRead more

Branchen- und Zukunftsthemen sind so klar wie nie. Jetzt gilt es konzeptionell zu handeln und bei der Implementierung zu wissen, wohin die Branche sich bewegt: Produkte, die in jeder Hinsicht überzeugen, geschlossene Wertschöpfungs-Kreisläufe, ein effektives Risikomanagement, bewusstes Einsetzen von Ressourcen, proaktiver und selbstbewusster Umgang mit Kunden- und Marktbedürfnissen und ein attraktiver Arbeitgeber sein. Damit SieRead more

You might have read or heard quite a bit about the SAC’s Higg Index lately and perhaps you are still wondering how this topic concerns you or your company. As Leadership & Sustainability is a member and approved trainer of the SAC, we would like to give you some advanced information on the SAC’s HiggRead more

Karin Ekberg – Founder and CEO of Leadership & Sustainability – was interviewed by the B2B-Textile-and-Apparel-Platform fibre2fashion.com. The interview was originally published at their homepage on 20th April 2017. Q: Please tell us about your vision of sustainability in the textiles and fashion sector, and how you plan to achieve it. What are the currentRead more

The use, processing and disposal of chemicals in production processes not only poses significant EH&S risks but is also highly regulated in national and international legislation. Textile processes (and many other, too) are highly complex, where significant amounts of chemicals are used in many different steps. Neglecting chemicals management leads to serious consequences, not onlyRead more