Procter & Gamble recently rolled out an expanded sustainability program that will rate suppliers on their environmental behavior — examining efforts in product and packaging waste generation, energy demand and other measures. Ultimately, the scorecards will impact a supplier's opportunities to do or continuing doing business with P&G. It certainly adds teeth to sustainability, but how far should companies go to encourage responsibility externally, in other companies?
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