Nontoxic Business: Greening the Supply Chain

Learn how visionary companies reap the benefits of sourcing safer, less costly chemicals.

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SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain

December 5, 2023

Register now to learn more about what's in store for 2024 and beyond. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Supply Chain Visibility, AI, Cold Chain, Electrification and more.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum: Better Together is Best

This year’s Women in Supply Chain Forum displayed that working together, collaborating together and learning from each other really is what’s best for the future of the supply chain.

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Breaking Down the Digital Supply Chain

While digitization means different things to different companies, a digital supply chain presents the same benefits across the board in moving temperature-controlled foods in a safe and efficient manner.

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Digital Supply Chains Safeguard Quality, Minimize Risk, Improve Sustainability

In an exclusive interview with Food Logistics, Alex Haar, chief product officer, Parsyl, details how digital supply chains can have a huge impact in safeguarding quality, minimizing food safety issues and improving sustainability.

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Global Decarbonization Solution to Reduce Life-Cycle Carbon Emissions in Air Freight

Flexport.org, the sustainability and impact arm at Flexport, partnered with CHOOOSE to accelerate the decarbonization of air freight with a new global decarbonization solution.

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How Food Manufacturers Develop an Effective Sustainable Energy Strategy

For energy-intensive industries like logistics and manufacturing, it’s important to have a strategic approach toward monitoring, managing, and ultimately, reducing energy usage.

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Program Makes for Seamless EV Charger Selection and Hardware-Software Compatibility

Synop launched Works with Synop, a program that provides customers the assurance of seamless hardware-software compatibility.

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California Truck Manufacturers Meet Zero-Emissions Target 2 Years Ahead of Schedule

Truck manufacturers are exceeding targeted sales of zero-emissions vehicles and are now two years ahead of schedule, according to research from the California Air Resources Board.

Infrastructure plays a role in how quickly and easily companies can transition their fleet accordingly.

How Advanced Clean Fleets Rule Impacts Cold Food Chain

Fleet owners are projected to save an estimated $48 billion in their total operating costs from the transition through 2050. But how does this ruling impact how temperature-controlled foods and beverages move across state lines?

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How Automated Data Collection Helps Maintain a Greener Warehouse

When it comes to building a more sustainable business practice, shifting to a greener warehouse is key and the ability to do so may come from an unlikely place – automated data collection.

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Cultivating the Resilient Fleets of Tomorrow

By embracing diversity, technology, data-driven decision-making and strong relationships, 3PLs can better prepare respond to disruptions as they arise.

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4 Ways Cold Chain Facilities Manage Energy

New energy management tools are helping food producers and logistics providers optimize refrigeration equipment, maintain real-time temperature records, measure energy by customer and SKU and prepare for the electrification of trucks and TRUs.

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Sustainability Tool Provides Shipment Emissions Calculations

Greensee is a pioneering sustainability business dedicated to providing unparalleled shipment emissions calculations and energy reduction solutions for the intermodal transportation industry.

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Carrier Transicold’s New Container Refrigeration Unit to Deliver Fuel Efficiency Improvements

The OptimaLINE system lowers annual energy costs by up to 15% compared to previous Carrier units, and provides a greater reduction of CO2 emissions by up to 40% compared to previous Carrier units.

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UgoWork’s Energy Management Platform to Transform Battery Intelligence for Industrial Trucks

UgoPilot is set to reshape industries such as food and beverage, third-party logistics (3PL), warehousing and manufacturing.

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Product Carbon Footprint Data Exchange to Transform Collaborative Decarbonization Efforts Across Value Chain

EcoVadis released the new EcoVadis Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Data Exchange into its Carbon Action Module (CAM) to unlock PCF tracking across its network of 100,000 suppliers.

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Overcoming Challenges in U.S. Food Manufacturing

Manufacturers are faced with the daunting task of maintaining profitability while finding a price point that is still digestible for consumers. It's a delicate dance that requires foresight and innovation.

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How Supply Chain Technology Improves Efficiencies, Security, and Profitability in the Food Chain

Recent advancements in technology are making data available and usable, leading to more innovation, better financial outcomes, optimized operations and visibility, and countless other opportunities for a more resilient food chain.

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Adapting Food Supply Chains to Climate Change

The impacts of climate change are disrupting food supply chains in many areas across the world. Therefore, companies must adopt proactive measures to build resilience and ensure the steady flow of goods to consumers.

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Climate Change and Climate-Controlled Logistics: A Catastrophic Feedback Loop

It is extremely costly for the cold chain to operate efficiently in warmer-than-usual conditions; simultaneously, the cold chain directly contributes to rising global temperatures.

This Year's Overall Women in Supply Chain Winners Exhibit Innovation, Passion and Grace

Meet the two overall winners of this year's Women in Supply Chain award, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

Women in Supply Chain: CHEP’s Tiffany Mensen’s Path Yet Taken

Tiffany Mensen, director of national accounts for CHEP U.S. and this year's overall Women in Supply Chain winner, talks collaboration, continued learning, purpose and passion for the supply chain.

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Food and Beverage Industry is Committed to ESG, but What Does That Mean?

In spite of continued focus, the global food and beverage industry remains fragmented, both in terms of top priorities for ESG initiatives and what industry participants see as the key drivers for pursuing ESG goals.

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How Gen Z is Reshaping Customization, Sustainability and Innovation in the Food Industry

From an explosion of diverse ingredients to swift responses to emerging consumer preferences, the industry is experiencing a series of transformative shifts driven by Generation Z.

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How Sodium-ion Batteries Challenge Lithium-ion

Lithium battery manufacturers are launching commercial-scale manufacturing of sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries to be used in passenger electric vehicles (EVs). This may indicate the early market adoption and growth potential for sodium-ion chemistry.

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Zero-Emission Technologies are the Future of Transportation

Nate Springer, VP market development at Gladstein Neandross & Associates, and project director of the State of Sustainable Fleets report, details why zero-emission vehicles must be on the radar of all trucking companies today.

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California’s Funding Assistance Program Helps Heavy-Duty Small Fleets Transition to Zero-Emissions

The voucher offer $83 million in assistance for small fleets transitioning to cleaner vehicles.