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Carbon Footprint
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.
Carbon Footprint
Food and Beverage Industry is Committed to ESG, but What Does That Mean?
Grocery Retail
How Gen Z is Reshaping Customization, Sustainability and Innovation in the Food Industry
3PL/4PL
Maintaining Sustainable Progress in Foodservice Distribution
Carbon Footprint
Employers’ Role in Addressing Work-Related Emissions
Agriculture
U.S. Has Not Experienced Full-Blown Recession Yet: Study
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Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: What They're Doing Matters to the Future of Supply Chains
This year's award took in over 400 submissions, the highest amount of applications for this award. This is because what these winners are doing matters to the future of supply chains.
Mentorship Programs
#BetterTogether. Women in Supply Chain Forum Promotes Collaboration in Logistics
The Women in Supply Chain Forum is the industry’s premier networking and educational forum tailored to men and women in executive-level positions to expand their professional network through thought-provoking discussion panels.
Transportation
SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Opens Registration
Registration is open for SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain, the premier virtual event aimed at educating logistics professionals on critical issues impacting the supply chain industry.
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Waste Reduction
How Traceability Accelerates the Circular Plastic Economy
Corporations have the power and responsibility now to lead the transition by reducing their reliance on virgin plastic and using recycled plastic in their products, packaging, and business operations to accelerate the circular economy.
Food Safety
Wildfires, El Niño to Impact 75% of Global Food Supply
One aspect that’s been largely overlooked in discussions about wildfire smokes’ impact is its resounding effect on the world’s food supply.
Waste Reduction
How Pre-Cooling and Cold Storage Combat Food Waste
Employing pre-cooling, cold storage and refrigerated transportation systems nationwide is the solution to prevent food wastage.
Waste Reduction
3 Tech-Driven Solutions for Tracking and Reducing Food Waste
Harnessing the power of technology and data analytics can significantly contribute to the reduction of food waste and increase landfill diversion rates.
Software Solutions
SaaS-Based Sustainability Data-Powered Application for ESG Management
The app is designed to minimize carbon footprint and material waste, enhance maintenance and fuel efficiency, help comply with government mandates and reduce overall operational costs while accelerating revenue growth for customers.
Packaging
Linerless and Lean Labeling’s Role in Sustainable Manufacturing
Since a barcode label is required 100% of the time on every item/product within the supply chain, linerless labeling and lean labeling can very quickly help companies achieve goals around sustainability.
Waste Reduction
Transforming Food Waste into Resources
An equitable food system would mean reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved biodiversity and increased food security and nutrition.
Packaging
Extended Producer Responsibility in Cold Food Chain
While many businesses keep reinventing the wheel and trying to devise ways of doing things and doing them badly, the EPR approach has been tried and tested worldwide.
Waste Reduction
Today’s Food Wastage Costs $1T a Year
Some food wastage is inevitable, but utilizing available technology will help to reduce waste and ensure perishables make it to their destination intact.
Carbon Footprint
How to Prepare for a Green Future
By focusing on sustainable practices, organizations will prepare for a future filled with reduced waste, optimized resources and a healthier society.
Waste Reduction
How IoT Will Prevent Food Waste in 2023 and Beyond
A new strain of Internet of Things (IoT) known to some as Sensing-as-a-Service combines continuous asset monitoring with prescriptive analytics and automated real-time guidance to optimize asset health and prevent food waste.
Carbon Footprint
Consumers Show Increased Consideration of Environmental Impact When Making Food Choices
42% of consumers believe producers are most responsible for driving faster adoption of environmentally friendly changes.
Fleet Management
Sustainable Fleet Management Solution to Maximize Fuel Efficiency, Jumpstart Electrification, Reduce Emissions
The Sustainable Fleet Management solution is designed to empower customers with additional data-driven insights so they can reduce emissions, jumpstart electrification and meet their sustainability goals.
Carbon Footprint
Supply Chain Sustainability Analytics Track Advanced Emissions
FourKites will provide shippers and carriers with comprehensive, export-ready data for their annual reporting of efficiency and air quality performance to the EPA’s SmartWay program.
Food Safety
Blockchain-Powered Track-and-Trace Solution to Prevent Food Fraud
UNISOT built a blockchain-powered Digital Product Passport (DPP), which provides information such as raw materials, components, manufacturing locations, cold chain integrity, accreditation, certifications, carbon footprint and waste recycling.
Waste Reduction
Closed Loop Sustainability Program for Rack Recycling
Nucor Warehouse Systems announced its new corporate responsibility and sustainability initiative called Closed Loop Sustainability.
Waste Reduction
How Collaboration Can Reduce Environmental Impact
From how goods are packaged and transported to which materials can be reused or recycled, food manufacturers have a unique opportunity to influence how the broader market approaches environmentally friendly initiatives.
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Heatmap Accelerates Supplier Decarbonization Journey
Carbon Heatmap is ideal for companies who want an intelligent carbon emissions risk mapping tool to quickly and easily identify carbon hotspots across their trading partners.
Food Safety
9 Ways Tech will Elevate Food Safety and Quality in 2023
While the food industry has faced significant challenges over the past few years, it appears that things will improve in 2023. Tech will be instrumental in driving positive changes.
Risk/Compliance
Mitigating Cyber Risk through the Food Supply Chain
Any interruption in food production can lead to food safety issues and waste not to mention lost customers and revenues as well as reputational damage to the brand, here are some ways to protect supply chains.
Waste Reduction
How to Leverage Discounting and Consumer Strategies to Cut Waste in Food Supply Chain
Supply chains are the backbone of the economy, they’re designed to move goods efficiently. It is necessary to ensure that transportation of food isn't wasteful.
Cold Chain
Cold Chain's Top 4 Drivers for Growth in 2023
Stakeholders throughout the supply chain understand 2023 will not be like any other year, and this is especially true for the cold chain. Here are the top 4 cold chain growth drivers.
Packaging
Reducing Plastic in Online Shopping is Next Frontier for Brands
Replacing single-use plastics for shipping with compostable packaging will go a long way to squashing shipping’s impact on the environment.
Material Handling Equipment
How ESG Requirements Impact Material Handling Equipment Purchasing
ESG reporting may require that, as material handling equipment providers or users must be prepared to discuss carbon footprint, energy efficiency, waste and recycling with customers and provide relevant data.
Sustainability
Increased ESG Investment Correlates with Higher Profits: Survey
Research found that almost all companies are interested in aligning their ESG goals with their supply chain, especially as more companies are expected to account for their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainability
Carbon Emissions Hot Spots Improve Sustainability Across the Supply Chain
Nearly two-thirds of upstream Scope 3 emissions in supply chains come from suppliers that companies don’t deal with directly.
Food Safety
Combatting Unnecessary Food Waste with IoT Sensing-as-a-Service
Rmbracing the importance of IoT sensing-as-a-solution adoption across food retail is the most effective way to mitigate the damaging effects of unnecessary food waste.
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.
Waste Reduction
3 Major Causes of Waste in the Food Supply Chain
Here are top causes of waste across the food supply chain, and how technology can help grocery stores meet customer needs while reducing the food they must throw out and ultimately cut their footprint.
Professional Development
Gen Zers to Take Smaller Benefits, Less Salary to Work for Company with ESG Goals
Nearly three-quarters of respondents (71%) believe a career in frontline manufacturing is an attractive, challenging and future-focused profession, up from 64% previously.
