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Sustainability Top Stories

Microsoft Unveils New AI Innovations For Warehouses
Microsoft hopes its new AI innovations are the answer to a new set of challenges facing manufacturers.
Plastic Pollution is a Problem Many Companies are Still Ignoring
A new CDP report reveals that most companies are failing to address the dangers of plastic pollution, leading to calls for more mandatory disclosure.
Ranking the Best Countries for Private Business in EMEA
PwC released its annual Business Attractiveness Index for EMEA with Switzerland taking first place and the UK slipping to sixth.
The Three Biggest Challenges Facing Shippers and Carriers in 2024
The new "State of Transportation" report reveals volatile weather, sustainability, and other factors are impacting overall performance.

Sustainability Resources

Supply Chain Outlook: What to Expect Near-Future
An investigation into how supply chains have changed, where they are heading, and how you can prepare.
2023 Reuters State of Supply Chain Execution Report
Supply Chain Optimization is the table stake that today's manufacturing, retail and logistic provider leaders rely on to...


Sustainability News

Tosca Launches First Annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report
Tosca, a global leader in reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions launched its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report: All Together Better.

Tosca 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report
Tosca is committed to delivering effective solutions that contribute to customers' ambitious sustainability goals.

Tosca’s Path to Sustainable Operational Excellence
At Tosca, we not only speak of sustainability, but live it in the way we do business. Our goal is to move the world away from single-use packaging and to that end, our business model has been designed with sustainability at its core. However, we do not limit ourselves to this, and have set our sights on operational excellence in the domains of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

Frictionless Podcast: Danielle Malconian, Owner and CEO of Plus By Design and Vikki Vi Brand
In this episode, of the frictionless podcast Danielle Malconian discusses the online apparel business and the market for plus-size fashion. Retail supply chain and the circular economy. Trends in the retail supply chain industry podcast.

The Promise of the Circular Economy
Support more sustainable supply chains with reusable plastic crates, pallets and bulk containers.

PITT OHIO releases its 2022 Annual Sustainability Report
A report on sustainability initiatives that go back six years.

Discover How Procurement is Driving Sustainability
Courtney Wright, chief procurement officer of Veolia North America, named the largest U.S. environmental services company by Engineering News-Record, talks about how procurement is driving sustainability and how procurement plays a crucial role in supporting Veolia's mission of reducing their CO2 emissions.

10 Crucial Steps to Prepare Your Supply Chain for The Circular Economy
A circular approach to sustainability challenges how organizations currently approach supplier interactions, sourcing materials, product lifecycles, recycling (downcycling and upcycling), and business models.

Operationalizing Climate and Social Goals in Supply Chain Operations
Operationalizing Climate and Social Goals in Supply Chain Operations is a must-read report for supply chain, procurement, finance, and other business leaders who are looking to enhance environmental, social, and governance performance.

MPO is Now Smart Freight Centre Accredited!
As a Kinaxis company, MPO highlights how businesses can activate supply chain concurrency from planning through last-mile execution, with purpose-driven sustainability in mind.

Environmental, Social, and Governance with Hannah Kain
On this episode, Hannah Kain, CEO of the supply chain management firm ALOM, discusses why her organization is investing in sustainability and diversity. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Human Rights, Forced Labor, and Sustainability in Global Supply Chains
Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Sarah Carpenter, Director at Assent, discuss human rights, forced labor, and sustainability in global supply chains. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, hosts this episode of The Frictionless Supply Chain.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Is Sustainability Sustainable?
On this episode, Mike Knemeyer and Stan Fawcett discuss ESG and its impact on supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts. Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Sustainability and Recycling – Supply Chain’s Next Great Challenge
In this Episode, Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, and Cyndy Andela, CEO of Andela Products and Ruby Lake Glass discuss creative ways of thinking about sustainability in your supply chains.

How Trucking & Logistics Technology Plays a Role in Investing In Your Planet
With the UN climate summit imposing tighter regulations on GHG emissions, the clean energy tech market is booming, offering various promising solutions for companies striving to reach the vaunted “Net Zero” throughout their supply chain.

Start Executing Your Supply Chain Sustainability Goals
One thing is clear when it comes to the state of the planet’s climate: If we wish to meaningfully reverse the effects of climate change, the time for action is now.

5 Ways for Driving Sustainability within Your Organization
When you’re ready to up your organization’s sustainability efforts, start by challenging the common assumption that industry and sustainability don’t mix - here are 5 ways to build sustainability into your corporate value system.

This Earth Day and Every Day, Taking Action on Climate Change is a Collective Responsibility
Today is Earth Day, and looking ahead to 2022, companies need to strive to take bigger action, make a more meaningful impact, continue to invest in resources and engage customers, partners, suppliers, employees, and nonprofits - so that collectively we are smarter together, sustainable together to tackle climate change.

Why Sustainability Matters
Sustainability has re-entered the supply chain conversation—and it’s a concept that will continue to have an impact on organizations far into the future as the transportation sector continues to be the largest U.S. contributor to greenhouse gasses.

3 Things Keeping Supply Chain Leaders Up At Night
Based on various discussions with supply chain leaders, we examined the three things keeping supply chain leaders up at night, along with some quick tips and relevant links that provide more details and solutions.


Featured Companies

China Labor Watch
Founded in 2000, China Labor Watch (CLW) is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Over the past 14 years, CLW has collaborated with unions, labor organizations, and the media to conduct in-depth assessments of factories in China that produce toys, bikes, shoes, furniture,…
Cryoport
Cryoport provides a complete global frozen shipping service for the life sciences. The Cryoport solution replaces dry ice virtually eliminating the risk of cell degradation during frozen transportation. We use custom-built liquid nitrogen dry vapor shippers to maintain stable temperatures.…
CDP
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. We work with market forces to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and…
Ceres
Ceres is a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. We mobilize a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy.
The Conservation Fund
At The Conservation Fund, we combine a passion for conservation with an entrepreneurial spirit to protect your favorite places before they become just a memory. A hallmark of our work is our deep, unwavering understanding that for conservation solutions to…
Flock Freight
Through shared truckload shipping, Flock Freight sets a higher standard of service in an industry that’s plagued by inefficiency. Our proprietary technology combines shipments that are moving in the same direction onto a single multi-stop truckload. By moving freight…
Brown Integrated Logistics
Brown Integrated Logistics provides world-class services and solutions including third-party logistics, brokerage, warehousing, fleet maintenance, and dedicated trucking.
Trucost
Trucost has been helping companies, investors, governments, academics and thought leaders to understand the economic consequences of natural capital dependency for over 12 years. Key to our approach is that we not only quantify natural capital dependency, we also put a…
Quantum Innovation
Quantum Innovation® is an Australian owned and operated company. A market leader in the design and manufacture of acoustic and decorative products, specializing in unique and inspirational solutions to visual, light, sound and safety requirements.Quantum Innovation® is committed to…
Institute for Human Rights and Business
Founded in 2009, IHRB is the leading international think tank on business and human rights. IHRB’s mission is to shape policy, advance practice and strengthen accountability in order to make respect for human rights part of everyday business. IHRB’s…
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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report 2024
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