Walmart Targeting Sustainable Suppliers

Walmart Targeting Sustainable Suppliers

March 12, 2013

Walmart is elevating its green goals by targeting sustainable suppliers, like food company Annie’s Homegrown, Inc. To read more, click HERE.

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From Bad to Worse to Better: How Today’s State of Supply Chains Present Bright Future

Here’s how technology, visibility and the drive to overturn the labor shortage help improve the current state of the supply chain.

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What More Disruptions will 3PLs See in 2022?

After a couple of turbulent years in the cold supply chain, 3PLs plan for a continued rocky 2022.

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Supply Chains in Grim State. What’s Next?

The supply chain is an absolute mess. Wonder what’s in store for 2022. Hopefully a less gloomy outlook and a brighter future for the global food supply chain.

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Why Reducing Food’s Environmental Impact is so Critical

Food and beverage supply chain leaders must understand the science, facts and anecdotal evidence of the climate crisis to reduce their companies’ environmental impact and meet consumers’ expectations of sustainable business practices and products.

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Why Paper Packaging is a Sustainable Alternative to Plastic

Amid consumer expectations that food brands reflect their environmental values, paper fulfills the three Ps of successful food packaging -- protection, preservation and presentation.

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Why Most Businesses are Thinking Wrong About Sustainability

Adopting the triple bottom line definition for your sustainability efforts encourages your culture’s ability to select, evaluate and implement better, more sustainable projects for your organization.

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L.I.N.K. | MIT Answers What is the Circular Economy

MIT's Sustainable Supply Chains Lab project manager Kellen Betts dives into the circular economy in the supply chain.

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Food Waste Reduction Becomes Top Priority for Food Providers

A recent report from the EPA shows that the total United States food waste emits more greenhouse than 42 coal-fired plants. Smithfield Foods creates goal to reduce food waste by 50%.

A Guide to Sustainable Supply Chain Management

A Guide to Sustainable Supply Chain Management

If you aren’t moving toward a sustainable supply chain, you’ll fall behind. Today’s top firms are embracing lighter, safer plastic pallets and “green” initiatives.

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How FDA’s Proposed Agricultural Water Rule Impacts Food Safety

The new rules for irrigation water will take some planning and adjustment on the part of the operations who must make this shift toward prevention, and holds producers accountable for developing risk assessment and mitigation procedures.

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4 Predictions for Food and Agriculture in 2022

Technology and a fresh approach to risk management can help agribusinesses overcome this immense level of endemic risks in the industry. Here are four predictions for the upcoming year and resources expected to play a key role in the industry’s recovery.

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Building a Better Food Logistics Future for All

Change is difficult, but it's the small innovators, small farmers and small business owners that have also pushed boundaries and helped advance as humanity.

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From Bad to Worse to Better: Dependence on Robust Supply Chain Control Towers is Essential

C. John Langley Jr., clinical professor of supply chain management and director of development for Center for Supply Chain Research at Penn State University, says the more progress on the pursuit of end-to-end supply chain visibility, the better.

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L.I.N.K. | Top 5 Podcasts of the Year

Food Logistics thanks all of the listeners and readers for the support and engagement throughout this year. Here are the Top 5 most downloaded L.I.N.K. podcasts of 2021.

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From Bad to Worse to Better: Companies Can No Longer Ignore Need for Resilient Supply Chain

Waylon Sharp, VP and COO of food and agriculture at Bureau Veritas North America, details why companies can longer ignore the need to achieve a resilient supply chain.

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Top 10 Technologies Driving Cold Chain Innovation

Here are 10 key technologies driving a safe, efficient and reliable global cold and beverage supply chain.

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How Warehouse Management System Can Reduce Carbon Footprint

Here’s how a WMS can reduce your business' carbon footprint.

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The Future of AgTech

There are many applications of AgTech, however, the main aim is to grow more food while using less space and/or fewer inputs.

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Packaging a Sustainable Future

Solutions include reusable packaging, in-store refill models and collaborative recycling efforts.

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SunOpta Mobilizes Multi-ERP Operation to Boost Inventory Visibility

SunOpta selected RFgen to implement an ERP system throughout its operations—from raw materials to manufacturing to inventory management to order fulfillment—in 10 facilities.

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Food Traceability in Grains Advances

The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance pursues a new program increasing food traceability for the industry. Businesses and consumer will get significant detail in information on participating products.

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Infrastructure Turns to Propane

Propane refueling infrastructure is affordable, scalable and readily available for the nation’s alternative fuel corridors.

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L.I.N.K. | Supply Chain Strikes, Labor Shortage Were Inevitable

Managing editor Brielle Jaekel asks Mischa Fisher, chief economist from Angi, about why strikes are happening now and what can be done for future resilience.

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Opportunities and Challenges with Sourcing in Cannabis Industry

Look at the cannabis industry as an example of both how one can pivot in times of adversity as well as create a model for the future.

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JourneyFoods Explores the Future of Food

A food technology company launches a new program aimed to bring a variety of schools to drive innovation in the future of the food industry.

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Preventing Food Contamination in the Agricultural Industry

Improving food safety isn’t just a matter of consumer protection — it’s also a means for increasing producer efficiency and mitigating financial risk.

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Crime, Climate and Convergence Rank as Top Global Supply Chain Risks

Supply chain threats will remain one of the most serious issues global businesses will face in 2022.