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Sustainability
A Net-Zero Supply Chain Could Transform Organizations
62% of sustainability leaders agree that building a net-zero supply chain would be the biggest transformation their organization has ever faced.
Agriculture
Food Commodities Still Face Steep Prices as Another Potential Rail Strike Looms
Waste Reduction
3 Major Causes of Waste in the Food Supply Chain
AI/AR
Global Gas Catastrophe is Heating Up Food Industry Obstacles
Professional Development
Gen Zers to Take Smaller Benefits, Less Salary to Work for Company with ESG Goals
Transportation
Supply Chain Sustainability Considerations for Transportation Leaders
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Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
Food Safety
Separating Fact From Fiction in Food Safety
While ensuring food safety along the cold food chain will always be a challenge, the fact is, separating out the fiction and focusing on the facts that matter will help companies pivot accordingly.
Sponsored
The Global Community for Agtech and Foodtech Innovators
Introducing the initial slate of leaders and innovators—top startups, investors and corporates—who will take the stage.
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Waste Reduction
$163B Worth of Stock Discarded Due to Waste, Overproduction
Respondents say that on average 28.9% of their organization’s sustainability impact comes from the supply chain. However, just 4.4% of technology budgets on average are specifically dedicated to supply chain sustainability improvement.
Agriculture
Micro-Farming Could Be Key to Future of Sustainable Farming
The agricultural industry needs to invest in a model built for sustainability. Micro-farms can be the solution that farming needs.
Carbon Footprint
It’s Not Easy Being Green – For Customer-First Companies, It’s a Must
Traceability data affords optimization, and the accountability it promotes will be crucial to companies’ digital transformation and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.
Waste Reduction
How Technology Helps Mitigate Food Waste
Global food mitigation will need to be a top priority for leading economic countries going forward. Here's how technology and digital applications will be the No. 1 driver on how to address this global challenge.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Biden-Harris Pledge $703M to Improve Port Infrastructure, Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains
More than 60% of the funds will benefit ports in disadvantaged communities and several of the projects will help reduce emissions at the ports through electrification.
Micro-Fulfillment
4 Ways Micro-Fulfillment Can Help Ensure Faster Grocery Deliveries
By shortening the physical distance between products and consumers, micro-fulfillment enables businesses to significantly reduce last-mile delivery time.
Sponsored
The Global Community for Agtech and Foodtech Innovators
Introducing the initial slate of leaders and innovators—top startups, investors and corporates—who will take the stage.
Fleet Management
Google Maps’ Eco-Friendly Routing Optimizes Fleet Management
This feature is estimated to have helped remove more than half a million metric tons of carbon emissions—equivalent to taking 100,000 fuel-based cars off the road.
Carbon Footprint
Supply Chain Leaders Expect Circular Economy to Increase Profits Through 2025
Looking out over the next three years, the focus will increase on procurement, with buyers being incentivized to purchase circular materials (41%).
Regulations
ASCM Releases New SCOR Digital Standard
As the most significant update since the inception of SCOR in 1996, the new SCOR DS modernizes the open access framework to include resilience, economic, and sustainability metrics and benchmarks.
Automation
Sustainable Warehousing for Cost-Effective Operations
Here are three ways that implementing automated storage solutions can help contribute to environmental sustainability and overall cost value.
Last-Mile
Consumers Still Prefer Door-to-Door Delivery
The survey found that nearly half of Americans (46%) would be willing to pay higher delivery fees for online purchases if a company has initiatives to offset their carbon footprint.
Trucking
Facing Challenges Meeting Sustainability Goals? Look at Your Fleets’ Aerodynamics
Here's how aerodynamic technologies address items like closing the tractor-to-trailer gap, matching the tractor and trailer heights and minimizing trailer/underbody and wheel drag.
Sustainability
5 Ways LED Lighting Can Help Food and Beverage Sector Improve ESG Practices
Upgrading to LED lighting can make a significant impact on energy consumption and worker safety.
Agriculture
Heat Stress to Threaten 70%-Plus of Global Agriculture by 2045
Agriculture ranked highest for both current and future heat stress risks in the dataset. The United States, the world’s top agricultural exporter, and China, the world’s largest agricultural producer, will both be extreme risk for heat stress by 2045.
Cold Chain
Truck Refrigeration Combats Noise Regulations
The T-1200R Whisper Pro truck unit combats current and upcoming noise regulations to facilitate inner city distribution.
Carbon Footprint
Third-Party Relationships Bring Risk to ESG Compliance: Study
Four in five (81%) compliance leaders recognize that integrated ESG programs can positively impact their organization, however 96% think that third-party relationships pose some degree of risk to their business with regards to ESG.
Carbon Footprint
How Producers Become Leaders in Sustainable Plant-Based Operations
Industry leaders have the opportunity to take advantage of the vibrant plant-based market and take steps to meet sustainability goals by incorporating several principles into their operations.
Sponsored
The Global Community for Agtech and Foodtech Innovators
Introducing the initial slate of leaders and innovators—top startups, investors and corporates—who will take the stage.
Packaging
How Reclosable Flexible Packaging Benefits Poultry Market
Advancements in reclosable flexible packaging technologies can offer brands the benefit of reduced waste, increased product protection and a better consumer experience.
Carbon Footprint
How Food Brands Can Manage Supplier Safety, ESG Certifications
Food brands need to elevate their ESG initiatives, and as part of this effort, must determine whether their suppliers are practicing proper safety protocols and supporting ESG goals.
Trucking
US Foods Reduces Carbon Footprint of Fleet
US Foods is said to be one of the early adopters of renewable diesel fuel use within the foodservice industry, successfully converting 100% of the fleet fuel used at its Vista, Calif., broadline distribution center to RD fuel in 2021.
Carbon Footprint
Full-Spectrum Sustainability Solutions Suite
These sustainability solutions deliver product and enterprise environmental footprint measurement, full traceability, ESG risk management, ESG-enabled business planning, sustainable sourcing and supply chain circularity.
Software & Technology
Santander, SAP Partner To Optimize Corporate Banking in Supply Chains
Santander CIB and SAP make an agreement to develop solutions to help companies navigate supply chain disruptions from a financial standpoint.
Sustainability
Supply Chain Sustainability Focus Areas Continue to Shift
While supply chain sustainability may enjoy more support as a corporate goal, its growing popularity does not necessarily translate into investment dollars.
Fuel Efficiency
Renewable Diesel Results in 3xs Larger Cumulative GHG Reductions vs. Electrification
As for nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, EVs have 98.5% lower NOx than pre-2007 diesel vehicles on a per mile basis, and 2010 and later MY vehicles have 79% less NOx emissions than a 2007 diesel model.
Emerging Technologies
IoT Sensors: Promoting Food Industry Efficiency
Connected sensors can help companies cost effectively track and determine asset quality in the supply chain to optimize purchasing, ensuring that consumers have access to safe, high-quality food.
Material Handling Equipment
Achieving Zero Emissions in Agricultural Equipment
Although agricultural off-road equipment accounts for only a small percentage of the harmful emissions created by the industry overall, reduction of GHG emissions wherever possible can only help to reduce air pollution and climate change effects.
Carbon Footprint
Less Than Half of Chief Supply Chain Officers Conduct Climate Change Risk Assessment
The top barriers to planning for climate change in the supply chain include a focus on short-term decision making (57%) and an inability to link the cause and investment to benefits (57%).
Material Handling Equipment
California’s Ban of Propane, Diesel Forklifts Makes for Faster Shift to Electric
Starting in 2026, fleets may not purchase large spark-ignition forklifts and will need to retire existing LSI forklifts that are 13 years old or older. Here’s what these new regulations mean, and how they’ll affect different fleet types.
