Can suppliers meet retailers' rising sustainability expectations?

greenbiz.com 29 Oct '12, 1pm

Can suppliers meet retailers' rising sustainability expectations?

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Marc Major provided an overview of retailers' efforts to embrace sustainability. This is Part 2. As retailers lay out their sustainability expectations, supplier reactions vary. We’ve seen the full range of emotions famously described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief — from denial and anger through bargaining and depression and finally to acceptance of the inevitable. In our experience, nimble and adaptable companies move through these stages relatively quickly, and the best transcend a negative mindset altogether to embrace the upside of sustainability. This pattern does not surprise John Fojut. Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Kohl's Corporation, Fojut sees a clear segmentation among suppliers and their approach to sustainability. "Our vendors fall into 3 buckets. They either consider [sustainability] part of ...

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