Sustainability

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tariffs play a role in both imports and exports, so a supply chain software platform that can manage various types of flows is important, especially when it comes to sustainability initiatives.

This paper provides a technical guide to calculating the sustainability of Flock Freight’s shared truckload solution.

The connection between sustainability and resiliency isn’t new, it simply has become more prominent as industry leaders seek to shore up weaknesses along the supply chain.

This report provides a platform to observe how supply chain sustainability changes over time and how supply chain professionals react to these changes, it does not take a stance on whether industries are doing enough, or too much, or on what they should, or shouldn’t do; it is simply a gauge of the direction of supply chain sustainability.

Sustainable procurement is not something that should be done after processes to run your supply chain efficiently are in place, rather, these practices are integral to managing a supply chain effectively and should now be essential practices of supply chain management.

Supply chain transparency has the potential to bring multiple benefits to companies across the apparel industry.

Bob Klimko, Director of Market Development at ORBIS, joins Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group in a discussion on the key steps necessary to convert your operation to reusable packaging.

Sustainable operations are changing, and we’re seeing a shift from a pure lowest-cost focus to one of sustainable supply chains that are purposefully designed around diverse performance metrics.

With all the talk about the rising consumer demand for recycled content, many companies are now thinking about how they can advance their sustainability strategies—and sharpen profitability—with more use of recycled content in all areas of their supply chain.

Digital freight network announces goal to eliminate an additional 3 million pounds of carbon emissions in 2021 underscoring Convoy’s commitment to sustainable freight shipping.

FlockDirect shipments move via shared truckload, skipping the inefficient LTL hub and spoke system and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40%, they take the remaining 60% and offset it by supporting projects with Carbonfund.org, making FlockDirect the only carbon neutral shipping option available to shippers at no extra cost.

Convoy's inaugural Ship Responsibly Report summarizes key areas of focus including, innovation, internal culture, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving the lives of America’s truck drivers.

Food industry software leader Foods Connected has announced a strategic integration partnership with global pricing data expert Mintec, a leader in the space of data and analytics for the food industry.

In this Customer Success Story, we describe how a carbon neutral company, Waiākea Water, is dodging obstacles and achieving numerous business objectives with a single freight solution.

In this white paper, we’ll dive into a tactic that shippers can use to undo the environmental impact of freight transportation: purchasing carbon offsets.

FedEx's ambitious plan includes electrifying the global parcel pickup and delivery fleet and establishing the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture to advance sequestration solutions.