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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart said at the end of 2021, it is 57 percent toward its 2030 goal and while that’s great progress, much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Robots are everywhere these days.

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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

Meanwhile, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) , climate change significantly impacts jobs: by 2030, 2.2 For example, Unilever, a consumer goods company, has a responsible sourcing policy that includes human rights due diligence and requires suppliers to adhere to its human rights principles.

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How to leverage AI and ML for an Effective promotional pricing strategy?

Cognira

They scrutinize metrics such as sales history, customer demographics, and competitive pricing to craft effective strategies. For example, Albertsons strategically employs “buy 1, get 1 free” promotions to bolster CPG sales, with a focus on FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods). Billion Dollars by 2030.

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Stop Food Waste Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The United Nations, US Government, European Parliament, and global business coalitions such as the Consumer Goods Forum, have all set goals to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030.” billion metric tons of food is wasted on farms each year — that’s nearly twice as much as in previous estimates.”[6]

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. And on the packaging side, the company set a goal of recycling a used bottle or can for every one it sells by 2030, Gartner notes. Printer-friendly version. Kimberly-Clark. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021. For many industries, the results are much worse than consumer goods. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. Functional metrics insulate organizations and throw the supply chain out of balance.