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Sustainability Top Stories

Trucking Industry Pushes Back on Government’s Electric Mandates
Trucking leaders are livid at the Biden Administration's EPA’s electric truck mandates, citing technological and infrastructural challenges.
Ranking the World’s 10 Biggest Supply Chains
Amazon? Walmart? Apple? Discover which company took the top spot in a ranking of the world's 10 biggest supply chains.
The Top 10 Risks Facing Supply Chain Professionals
The results from Lehigh's latest Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index Report are in and cybersecurity is a bigger issue than ever.
European Parliament Passes Law on Supply Chain Accountability
The EU approved a new law that will prevent huge companies from committing human rights and environmental abuses in their global supply chains.

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

Walmart To Sell Its Logistics Tools to Other Businesses
For the first time. Walmart has made its AI-powered "Route Optimization" tool available to all businesses.

Former Tesla Executive Joins General Motors to Drive Electric Vehicle Strategy
GM appoints former Tesla executive to lead electric vehicle strategy amid company's leadership shifts.

Bill Seward Delivers Keynote Speech at MODEX 2024
UPS' President of Supply Chain Solutions Bill Seward discusses supply chain strategy, technology investments, and more at MODEX 2024.

How PepsiCo Revamped Its Supply Chain
PepsiCo's supply chain evolved after COVID, adding more products and efficiency in its operation.

Creating Business Value With Embedded Sustainability
As companies struggle to meet sustainability goals, the ones that can embed it into their business processes have been the most successful.

World Fair Trade Organization Unveils New Digital Sustainability Platform
The WFTO introduced a new platform empowering Fair Trade Enterprises and SMEs worldwide to collaborate, streamline processes, and enhance their positive environmental impact.

Pharma Supply Chain Navigates its own Challenges
Nearshoring efforts and climate impacts regularly disrupting supply chains are just two of the challenges facing the life sciences supply chain, and lives are at stake if it fails.

When Your Supply Chain Swims All Over the World
When Your Supply Chain Swims All Over the World. Tuna fish supply chain interview with Jill Donoghue, Vice President at Bumble Bee Foods

Transformation and Resilience at the New J&J
Following the spinoff of J&J’s consumer brands, Kathy Wengel is now tasked with strengthening the pharma and med device business’s core technical operations and building a framework for risk management.

Keeping CPG Supply Chains Flowing
Volatility is costly and disruptive to operations. Consumer packaged goods supply chains face volatile transportation flows due mostly to variations in consumer behavior, but technology can help smooth those flows.

Refining Our Thinking for a Circular World
Most executives think linearly. But to make the most of circular solutions, they need to rethink how they run the business and decouple growth from resource consumption. Bain experts Joshua Hinkel and Tessa Bysong explain.

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.

Companies Propel Innovation with Supply Chain Investments
The average company investment in supply chain innovation has nearly doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, according to new research from Catena Solutions.

Sustainability Efforts Continue to Ramp Up, Research Finds
Supply chain sustainability efforts continue to ramp up, but while companies are responding to global challenges, economic pressures are a different story.

Optimizing Supply Chain Resilience for Sustainable Future Success
Companies looking to build resiliency in the supply chains need to get out of silos and build collaboration to collect the right data.

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Maximize Logistics Sustainability
AI, ML, automation, and optimization engines not only improve service and reduce costs, but also provide solutions for the global logistics industry's challenge of achieving sustainability and reducing environmental impact.

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 improve service, tackle risk and drive sustainability. Discover customer perspectives and best practices to optimize your omni-channel experience, drive sustainability in your supply chain network and tackle risk through technology in this 2023 report.

Supply Chains Struggle to Access Reliable Emissions Data from Suppliers
While regulations may jumpstart ESG initiatives, executives also anticipate business benefits to integrating sustainability into business strategy, according to research from Deloitte.

Moody’s: Carbon Offsets Open Supply Chains Up to Financial, Reputational Risks
A new report from Moody's finds that companies that rely on buying carbon offsets as an emisisons-reduction strategy could face financial and reputational harm.

ASCM Releases Top 10 Supply Chain Trends for 2024
The ASCM top 10 supply chain trends for 2024 feature a new number one, but technology trends still dominate the top five overall.


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War on Want
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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…
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Source Intelligence is a platform for people all over the world to engage and connect with their supply chain. It brings together compliance information to help companies meet ethical and legal standards everywhere. A place where suppliers, partners, vendors, small…
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.
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Grocery Manufacturers Association
Based in Washington, D.C., the Grocery Manufacturers Association is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies that sustain and enhance the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people in the United States…
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