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BSR News & Resources
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Climate and Supply Chain: The Business Case for Action
September 13, 2018
The primary audience of this report is corporate supply chain, procurement, and purchasing professionals, but it is also relevant for strategy, risk management, operations, and other corporate functions dealing with climate change and the supply chain.
How to Integrate Climate Change Risks and Opportunities into Supply Chain Management
September 13, 2018
It is critical for business to understand the full spectrum of climate risk: not merely how physical impacts affect infrastructure, but also the extent to which their workers and assets are exposed and how communities experience and adapt to these impacts.
Tesla Semi All-Electric Truck Arriving in September
April 13, 2017
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today that the company plans to unveiled its all-electric semi truck, called ‘Tesla Semi’, in September.
The Sustainability Impacts of Fuel
December 8, 2016
The report summarizes the latest research and stakeholder views on the market outlook and sustainability impacts from production through distribution and use of biofuels, diesel, electric vehicles, hydrogen, and natural gas.
Nikola Unveils Its Hydrogen Powered Semi-Truck
December 2, 2016
With manufacturers still trying to figure out how to give electric cars a range of more than 250 miles, Nikola Motor Company, referred to as "the Tesla of trucks," has just revealed its hydrogen-electric semi-truck which they are claiming has a total operating range of up to 1,200 miles.
UPS Expands Worldwide Express Plus, Adds 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles to Alternative Fuel Fleet
October 13, 2016
Earlier this week, UPS announced it has expanded its UPS Worldwide Express Plus earliest morning package service to an additional 28 countries, as well as intending to add 200 new hybrid electric delivery trucks to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.
Nonpetroleum Share of Transportation Energy at Highest Level Since 1954
May 18, 2015
More than 8% of fuel used by the transportation sector came from non-petroleum sources in 2014.
Another Round of Price Hikes for Gasoline, Diesel
April 27, 2015
Another round of fuel price hikes greeted motorists this morning as petroleum companies implement the second upward adjustment on their products this month to track movements in the world market.
Earth Day and the Sustainable Supply Chain
April 22, 2015
Whether for cause marketing purposes or out of the goodness of their own hearts, corporations are paying more attention to our planet and the topic of sustainability, especially Supply Chain Sustainability.
UPS Building Additional 15 CNG Fueling Stations and Increasing CNG Fleet
April 12, 2015
When the deployments are completed, UPS anticipates its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet will log more than 350 million miles per year, supporting the company's goal of driving one billion miles in this fleet by the end of 2017.
Another Oil Bomb Train Explosion, Third in Last Three Weeks
March 6, 2015
Six of the BNSF Railway train’s 105 cars derailed Thursday in a rural area where the Galena River meets the Mississippi, two of those cars burst into flames.
How Trucking Companies Can, and Must, Improve Fuel Sustainability
January 30, 2015
A new report from BSR incorporates hundreds of comments and discussions from several forums to present a roadmap on how to transition to low-carbon, sustainable fuels - addressing the urgent challenge of a changing climate.
Has The Transportation Fuel Of The Future Arrived?
November 17, 2014
Tokyo, Japan, Akio Toyoda has seen the future, and it's called "Mirai". That's the name of Toyota's new fuel cell vehicle, which the company's president announced in a video released the day before the car's official launch.
The Best Way to Transport Petroleum - Trucks, Trains, or Pipelines?
May 1, 2014
80 percent of the 1 million barrels per day of Bakken crude oil produced is shipped by rail, and production is growing, yet there is no single silver bullet to address the rail safety risks.
Transitioning to Low-Carbon Fuel: A Business Guide for Sustainable Trucking in North America
April 30, 2014
Many truckers are committed to sustainability, and some have adopted measures that improve the sustainability of their fleets. However, even relative leaders have the opportunity to be more proactive about transitioning to low-carbon fuels in light of the whole range of lifecycle impacts of fuels.