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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

The first company, Nestlé, the world’s largest food company and an Enterra Solutions ® client, announced last December it plans to invest $3.6 billion over the next five years as part of its long-term goal to cut in half its emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.”[5] ”[6]. Footnotes. [1]

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

Australia has experienced a 16% decline in yearly rainfall since 1970 , threatening its agricultural industry and its long-term food security. alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. In the U.S.

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Supply Chain 2030: Forge a New Path

Supply Chain Shaman

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. What does it take?

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

Talking Logistics

Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Simply put, as shippers take a more holistic approach to transportation network design, procurement, planning, and execution, all modes are on the table for consideration. Deliverr raises $7M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon Prime (TechCrunch).

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. This is the world view of finance and why there is so much friction between procurement and finance. The overarching theme is to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Let’s start by addressing the barriers.

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How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019

IQMS

by 2030 according to Gartner. Increasing visibility across every area of manufacturing starting with suppliers, strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier quality to shop floor operations including machine-level monitoring and service, blockchain can enable entirely new manufacturing business models. last year, costing nearly $3.5B.