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Unwrapping the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Embracing Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

SupplyShift

With a particular focus on plastic pollution and packaging waste , this call to action is not just ethically driven, but also mandated by legislative acts like the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), which will become an EU-wide binding rule known as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

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Tackling Plastics and Packaging in Supply Chains

SupplyShift

Roughly 40% of all produced plastic is for single-use plastic packaging, and 5.25 Why It Matters: The Deal with Plastics Nearly three-fourths of consumers are willing to pay more for products that use sustainable packaging. In fact, almost 60% of consumers surveyed said that they were less likely to buy a heavily packaged product.

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Tackling Plastics and Packaging in Supply Chains

SupplyShift

Roughly 40% of all produced plastic is for single-use plastic packaging, and 5.25 Nearly three-fourths of consumers are willing to pay more for products that use sustainable packaging. In fact, almost 60% of consumers surveyed said that they were less likely to buy a heavily packaged product. That’s a lot!

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

The roadmap includes five key areas: Sourcing ingredients: which involves using regenerative agricultural methods such as working with farmers to reduce their dependency on conventional agrichemicals and transitioning toward 100% deforestation-free ingredients. Utilizing the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure package, the U.S.

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There is No Planet B: Can Supply Chains Save the World?

Logistics Viewpoints

From product design, sourcing and operations planning, to manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, there are many opportunities for improved efficiency at each stage of the process. Cloud applications that manage your supply chain provide real-time access—a single source of truth no matter where you are.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

It remains the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, with a plan of powering its operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 – a full five years ahead of its original target. The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm.

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Putting the Planet First: Bringing Sustainability To The Last-Mile With Logistics Technology

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

trillion by 2025. In essence, a lot of logistics planning boils down to finding the quickest possible route between various points of delivery before returning back to the source. Aside from route planning and optimisation, some other avenues worth exploring include: Sustainable Sourcing of Goods. trillion in 2021, up from $4.2