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Trucking
How to Build a Sustainable Transportation Plan
For shippers, transportation network efficiency means they can both achieve their sustainability goals and lower their cost structure. It’s a formula that is both good for the environment and for their bottom lines.
Agriculture
Businesses and Industries Wrestle with the Worst Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Date
Fuel Efficiency
Delivering Clean Power and Performance to Ports
Ocean Ports & Carriers
U.S. Ports Join Forces to Achieve Climate Change Initiatives
Warehousing
Prioritizing Assortment Optimization for Better KPIs
Carbon Footprint
Food and Beverage Supply Chain Sustainability is Here to Stay
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Risk/Compliance
Implementing Visibility to Reduce Risk Along the Cold Chain
Disruptions continue to challenge the nation’s supply chains, but it’s how companies prepare and react that provide that added layer of risk protection needed to overturn supply chain disruptions.
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain Industry Experts Discuss Future of Supply Chains
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain Week kicks off Dec. 6 with a discussion on warehouse automation and e-commerce fulfillment, followed by Industry Outlooks, procurement, transportation, procurement, risk management and smart manufacturing.
Sponsored
Finding a 3PL Partner Who Can Manage Today’s Logistics Challenges
In a world full of supply-chain disruptions, it’s more important than ever to maintain a predictable, repeatable and efficient less-than-truckload (LTL) cold chain.
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Carbon Footprint
Sustainability Performance Increasing in North American Organizations
Highly regulated sectors such as food manufacturing display better sustainability performance and year-over-year improvements.
Supply Chain Education
ASCM Connect Delivers Cutting-Edge Virtual Education and Thought Leadership
This virtual show, hosted by Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), takes place Oct. 25-27, via an innovative event platform.
Robotics
Achieving Lights-Out Manufacturing Requires Automation, Robotics
There has been a steady rise in activity and interest in lights-out manufacturing from stakeholders in the past five years because of modern technologies, but it might not be realistic due to significant barriers.
Carbon Footprint
Companies Showcase Heightened Attention to Managing Social Responsibility and Environmental Governance
Fewer than 7% of contractors and suppliers actively tracked environmental KPIs in 2020.
Trucking
Certain Trucking Segments Ready to Go Electric
If trucks became all electric, then about 100 million metric tons of CO2 would be saved from going into the atmosphere
Carbon Footprint
SAP Allows for Emissions Compliance Through Entire Product Lifecycle
SAP is growing the ability of supply chain companies and manufacturers to track the emissions of their products through their entire lifecycle. The new product allows for greater compliance and consumer transparency towards consumers.
Sponsored
Finding a 3PL Partner Who Can Manage Today’s Logistics Challenges
In a world full of supply-chain disruptions, it’s more important than ever to maintain a predictable, repeatable and efficient less-than-truckload (LTL) cold chain.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
South Carolina Ports Receives $1.3M Grant for Emissions-Reducing Trucks
A&R Logistics and Benore Logistic Systems will use the funds to replace a combined eight diesel freight haulers with new zero-emission, battery electric-powered tractor trucks.
Carbon Footprint
Net Zero Blockchain Network Tracks Emissions Compliance
TraceCarbon provides a standardized, secure and reliable record of carbon emissions and offsets that companies can trace back to the source for their own records, as well as for reporting purposes to maximize transparency.
Carbon Footprint
Circular Economy on the Rise of Corporate Agendas Worldwide
Companies are transitioning to focus more on process and product innovation, such as resource recovery and product life extension.
Trucking
Electric Truck Refrigeration Technology Providers Zero-Emission Performance
The Supra zero-emission, engineless technology can be applied to battery electric vehicles or run autonomously with conventional engine-driven trucks.
Packaging
Out-of-the-Box Solutions Driving Sustainability in Food Logistics
As an industry, we must continue to work together and collaborate with customers to prioritize and realize the benefits of improved efficiency and sustainability across all operations.
Packaging
The Importance of Sustainable Yogurt Packaging
Nearly 79% of people indicated that they want low- to zero-waste packaged foods, and that pertains to yogurt packaging containers.
Fuel Efficiency
3 Considerations When Choosing the Right Forklift Fuel
Propane can provide an affordable energy solution for crews who have a small percentage of the overall budget allocated to fuel and equipment costs, or for those just looking to reduce operational costs in general.
Carbon Footprint
Sustainability Program Helps Shippers and Carriers Build Sustainable Supply Chains
The program is on target to reduce carbon emissions by over 300,000 metric tons this year.
Carbon Footprint
Using Environmental Sustainability Certification to Differentiate
Environmental sustainability certification helps companies differentiate themselves from their not-as-sustainable competitors.
Carbon Footprint
Optimizing Warehousing and Transport Helps Food and Beverage Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
Partnering with a logistics provider that optimizes warehousing and transportation is a supply chain sustainability solution that can help food and beverage companies effectively reduce their carbon footprint.
Carbon Footprint
Transformational Leadership: A Call to Action for Procurement Executives
The next greatest challenge is for suppliers to shift their mindsets so they can achieve long-term success for their companies, humanity and the planet.
Sponsored
Finding a 3PL Partner Who Can Manage Today’s Logistics Challenges
In a world full of supply-chain disruptions, it’s more important than ever to maintain a predictable, repeatable and efficient less-than-truckload (LTL) cold chain.
Packaging
Food Packaging Emerges with Sustainability in Mind
As food logistics companies look to re-strategize post-COVID-19 for a more resilient future, sustainability is the front of food packaging solutions.
Fuel Efficiency
Opportunities for Clean Fuel Autonomous Vehicle Integration into Logistics and Cold Chain Trucking Systems
Global attention to economic resilience, social mobility and environmental stewardship across sectors will continue to accelerate the transition to clean, automated technology in the logistics sector over the next the decade.
Sustainability
Sustainability Remains Critical in Supply Chain Management
Supplier development was found to be the most common mechanism used by firms to deliver on their supply chain software promises.
Sustainability
How to Drive Greater Sustainability in Food Logistics
Accurately measuring a true carbon footprint requires companies and networks to openly share data and rethink their procurement processes.
Carbon Footprint
What if Supply Chain Sustainability is a Data Problem?
Whether based on blockchain or other technologies not yet identified, improved transparency delivered through traceability solutions will allow entire supply chains to work together to achieve sustainability goals vital to the whole planet.
Carbon Footprint
Sustainable Food Chains Matter: Adopt Circular Economy Strategies Now for Greener Future
Mike Edgett, U.S. product marketing director at Sage, details why the future of sustainable food chains is green and how adopting circular economy strategies now will help achieve green goals in the future.
Waste Reduction
Sustainable Food Chains Matter: Reducing Waste in Grocery E-Commerce
Johnathan Foster, principal consultant, and Shane Rooney, principal consultant, for Proxima, talk about reducing food waste and packaging in the e-commerce channel.
Carbon Footprint
How Warehouses and Distribution Centers Use Green Building Strategies to Meet Sustainability Goals
The cold food chain industry continues to find innovative ways to address their operations’ environmental impact.
Carbon Footprint
What is Chill Haze and How Do You Remove It?
Achieving a cloud-free whisky for consumers doesn’t need to be difficult. Analyzing your current process and making some changes can improve performance.
Fuel Efficiency
Sustainable Food Chains Matter: Propane Provides Greener Fueling Options
Matt McDonald, director of off-road business development for the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), talks about the benefits of propane over diesel.
Sustainability
Sustainable Food Chains Matter: Obtaining Global Vision
Michele Bruni, chief commercial officer from InspiraFarms, explains why a lack of global vision presents challenges around sourcing, growing, packaging and more.
