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Supply chains are key to corporate social value

Proxima

Unilever was among the biggest names to implement rigorous policies on this in 2020, vowing to pay all employees across its value chain at least a living wage by 2030, as well as committing to spending €2bn annually with suppliers consisting of under-represented groups by 2025.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

17 states stand by plan to electrify 30% of trucks and buses by 2030. As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. Walmart launches new restored goods program.

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Jobs Sustainability: Luddites are Alive and Well

Enterra Insights

counties by 2030.” Foster technological and organizational innovation to complement workers. Reinvigorate America’s leadership position in technology and innovation. Researchers at McKinsey & Co. ” Today, however, some naysayers insist this time it will be different and more jobs will be lost than gained. .

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Packaging Comes to the Forefront of Sustainability Efforts

Enterra Insights

Now, nearly a dozen states, including Massachusetts, are on track to follow Maine’s lead.”[3] ”[9] Journalist Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ) reports Procter & Gamble “will launch a trial rollout of paper bottles in Western Europe next year as part of overall plans to cut the use of virgin plastics in half by 2030.

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What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Automotive Industry

QAD

The program has already been adopted by 12 additional states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington). . percent annual reduction from 2025 to 2030, the industry would need 2.8 million in 2030 to reach compliance.