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Porsche Gets Greener, Shifts to Sustainable Transport Logistics
Discover how Porsche is reimagining transport logistics with innovative, leading the way with sustainable solutions
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.

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

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.

National Retail Federation Seeks to ‘Close the Loop,’ Acquires Reverse Logistics Association
The National Retail Federation is acquiring the Reverse Logistics Association as it looks to bolster its circular economy expertise.

Harnessing ESG Data for MDM: A Strategic Advantage
While most CPG and Retail companies already have had sustainable goals such as recycled packaging content and becoming more energy efficient, they are being compelled to lead more in this effort and take more aggressive goals that make a difference.

The Key Principles of Sustainable Manufacturing
Xtonnes solution to decarbonize the supply chain and make manufacturing more sustainable.

Sustainable Supply Chain Insights From PITT OHIO
PITT OHIO sees sustainability as a key strategy for doing business well. We recently gathered a group of sustainability-minded shippers from a wide variety of industries across the supply chain at our LEED-certified Gold Cleveland facility for a Transportation and Sustainability Summit. Download the whitepaper to discover 6 sustainablity supply chain insights that PITT OHIO uncovered.

The Cost-Plus World of Supply Chains The Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Environment
A report sponsored by GEP that is based on a survey conducted between January 2023 and March 2023 of 400 executives in the US and Europe who were familiar with their organization's supply chain strategy and operations.

Driving Supply Chain Sustainability in the Face of Disruptions and Cost Pressures
GEP and North Carolina State University conducted a study of 250 supply chain and procurement leaders to examine the state of supply chain sustainability. The paper examines how leaders are approaching the challenging balance of meeting sustainability goals while reducing costs amid disruption and spending pressures.

Emerging AI Regulatory Ecosystems: Implications for Businesses and Regulators
While many countries have implemented national AI strategies, not all countries and territories take the same approach to AI governance and regulation. Different approaches are connected to a country's existing institutions, including culture and value systems and economic considerations, e.g. regarding innovation. Before understanding what this means for businesses and their international operations, a few examples of emerging AI regulations are highlighted in this article.

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.


Featured Companies

xtonnes
Addressing carbon emissions is hard. We simplify the challenge for you through actionable data and expert insights, enabling you to decarbonise with confidence.
SpaceX
SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its…
DS Smith
DS Smith is a recycling and waste management company that’s perpetually devoted to closing the loop on recycling. As the only integrated provider to pledge zero waste, we stay true to the waste hierarchy with the aim of making 100%…
International Energy Agency
The IEA is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 29 member countries and beyond. The IEA has four main areas of focus: energy security, economic development, environmental awareness and engagement worldwide.
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…
The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium® (TSC®) is an organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability. We develop transparent methodologies, tools, and strategies to drive a new generation of…
Climate Earth
Climate Earth, Inc. was founded in 2008 by Chris Erickson, Carter Brooks and Andrew Deitz. Green business was a hot topic, yet no one was offering a comprehensive infrastructure to manage a sustainable enterprise. Life cycle analysis (LCA) was manual and…
Greenpeace
Our mission: Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
nuTonomy
nuTonomy is the leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving vehicles founded by two world-renowned experts in robotics and intelligent vehicle technology, Drs. Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli of MIT. nuTonomy is developing the first-of-its-kind complete solution for providing point-to-point…
BSR
BSR™ is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ develops sustainable business strategies…
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