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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Loadsmart Announces $21.6

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Sustain 2018: Now Is the Time to Change the Mindset and Embrace the Impossible

EcoVadis

More than 500 procurement and CSR professionals along with representatives of international organizations and NGOs gathered for EcoVadis’ annual conference in Paris on April 10-11 to collaborate, exchange best practices and discuss their shared vision for sustainable supply chains. . Now Is the Time.

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Sustainable Development Goals: Four Years On, the Challenges Remain

EcoVadis

With world hunger on the rise and more than 800 million people reported to be experiencing undernutrition only two years ag o, we are also off track when it comes to improving livelihoods and ending poverty by 2030. Since the end of 2018, EcoVadis has also been a partner of the Global Compact Foundation. .

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Circular Economy in ICT – Completing the circle of supply

EcoVadis

million metric tonnes (Mt) and predicted an increase to 50 million Mt of e-waste in 2018 ( United Nations University 2014 ). Accordingly, the industry will be responsible for 1.25Gt CO2e in 2030, or 1.97 Integrating Circular Economy Principles In Procurement. percent of global emissions ( Fibre-Systems 2017 ).

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How Will Smart Cities be Financed?

Enterra Insights

. “Singapore will cut back on power consumption by 22 percent with improvements in 80 percent of the building stock through its energy efficiency program, ‘green mark,’ in buildings by 2030 while the net savings are expected to amount to USD 400 million.” ” Youris.com , 24 April 2018. Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. So in 2018, McDonald’s joins Apple, Procter & Gamble and Amazon on a separate “Masters” list, as one of the “best-of-the-best.”. Printer-friendly version. Kimberly-Clark. Media Type.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Global paper output is expected to be 4 million tons short of its 2018 level, with predictions of 416 million tons in 2022. The American Trucking Association (ATA) data shows that the industry could be short by over 140,000 drivers by 2026, increasing the driver shortage to over 160,000 drivers by 2030. FastMarkets ). Trucking.org ).