Behind the Scenes: The Green Transformation Challenge in Retail
The retail industry faces growing consumer and policy pressure to address climate change, but actually advancing sustainable transformation is not easy. This podcast episode reviews key issues such as supply chain emissions, the role of investors, union attitudes, and ESG policy conflicts, and includes links to a series of in-depth reports.
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Retailers and brands today are well aware of the significant role they play in addressing climate change, while consumers and advocates are increasingly focused on their actions—or lack thereof.
However, neither this deeper awareness nor the growing scrutiny has made the challenge any easier. To fulfill commitments to improve their environmental records and offer the greener choices consumers demand, retailers have had to align their teams with suppliers across the supply chain. Meanwhile, their goals are not only set internally but are increasingly influenced by policymakers at home and abroad.
In this episode of The Backroom, we discuss several topics that the Retail Dive team has explored over the past few months around the theme of "Sustainability and Retail." You canherefind these reports.
Episode audio:Retail Dive · Planet Retail
Resource links
- How retailers are tackling sustainability challenges
- Retail is inherently not environmentally friendly, and doing better is not easy
- Can investors make retail sustainable?
- How retailers' stance on unionization conflicts with their ESG policies
- DTC brands have loudly proclaimed the importance of sustainability, but is it enough?
- As scrutiny of apparel manufacturing intensifies, policymakers become the real fashion police
- Is sustainable returns in the mattress industry possible?
- "We must make a difference": Can retail close the supply chain emissions gap?