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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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If a bill introduced by San Francisco-based state Senator Scott Wiener becomes law, California could become the first state to require certain new cars to be equipped with a device capable of limiting speed. CargoNet’s analysis of fourth-quarter 2023 data showed a 68% year-over-year increase compared with 2022.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

On a daily basis, supply chain teams are juggling new sustainability requirements, supply disruptions, sudden changes in consumer demand, and labor shortages. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. From the start of the pandemic until March 2022, online shopping went up by 33%. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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Is It Time to Concentrate on Climate Adaptation?

Enterra Insights

we’d watch places like Houston, San Francisco, and New York City — not to mention the entire state of Florida — slowly disappear into the sea.” East notes, “Sustainability analytics requires a lot of data from many different sources. ” UpWorthy, 11 November 2022. [4] And in the U.S., They are: 1.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. In other sustainability news, the InBev 100+ Accelerator is adding some big-name companies: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever. The partners help to fund and pilot start-ups in their sustainability innovation plans.

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o9 Solutions Raises $295 Million from Strategic Investors to Continue its Growth Across Industry Verticals & Markets

o9 Solutions

At the same time, there is significant pressure on boards and executives from customers and employees to also drive meaningful improvements in sustainability goals. A sustainable supply chain requires companies to digitally transform their planning and decision-making capabilities. :o9’s DALLAS, Jan. DALLAS, Jan.

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AB5 Protests, US Foods Focuses on Scope 3 Emissions, UPS 2Q Results

Intelligent Audit

This initiative will enable individual restaurants and grocers to have that much more viability in their own Scope 3 emissions and thus further prioritize sustainable food retail. Reaffirms Full-Year 2022 Financial Guidance; Raises Targeted Share Repurchases to $3B for 2022. Dallas; Austin, Texas; San Jose, Calif.;

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

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“Around 0600 Pacific Time Tuesday morning, multiple Waymo vehicles in San Francisco encountered very dense fog and determined they should pull over temporarily,” a company spokesperson said. million jobs in March, the fewest number of jobs in the sector since January 2022, when companies employed 1.88