Five Winds International

New research by Five Winds uncovered over 50 retailer programs, representing $900B in purchasing power, seeking greener consumer products from suppliers and including “green” as a selection criteria for stocking products on retail shelves.

Research by sustainability experts at Five Winds shows Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Walmart, Target, and other big retailers are putting sustainability practices in place to drive higher performance across their supply chains.

A new website launched today will help brand managers respond to retailers’ sustainability requirements. The website has white papers, tools, a free on-line calculator for Walmart's Supplier Sustainability Assessment, and a blog.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) are soliciting pilot participants in a new project to develop and test a capability framework for sustainable value chains.

Five Winds International newest office in Philadelphia region opens to meet demand for sustainability services in the Eastern U.S.; Philadelphia's committment to "green" is a plus.

Registration is now open for a free environmental sustainability web-based seminar on May 27, 2009

Five Winds International is launching new regional roundtables for businesses in the Northeast and Midwest to keep up on “green” issues. The roundtables track Five Winds highly successful International Product Sustainability Roundtable (PSRT).

Registration now open for free webinar April 29, 2009. Sustainability thought-leader Tim Wilson, founder of Historic Futures, explains "traceability" and shows software that companies can use to map environmental supply chain info.