“ ’Supply chain.’ ” The phrase is so vague, so neutral, it would seem to have been coined with the intent to make people’s eyes glaze over when they come upon it. What it refers to is the back end of any business that sells goods—the “chain” linking the source of component parts, the factories where those parts are made into buyable stuff, and the distribution network by which that stuff is delivered to consumers…
This month, the Rainforest Action Network launched a new campaign, Out of Fashion, calling on 15 well-known brands to commit to making changes in their supply chain that would ameliorate forest loss.”