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Climate Change is Also Changing the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. A report released in June 2022 by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and EY identified five actions consumer packaged goods companies could take to help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN’s 2030 deadline.[4]

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. West Coast ports reduce idling vessels as container supply increases. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out. Uber Eats ups the ante in online grocery.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Today’s supply chain is challenged by the impact of what would appear to be two disparate challenges: constant supply chain disruptions, and what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.” The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. Pepsi announced that they are aiming to cut 20% of their emissions by 2030 and their U.S. Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. .

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. Pepsi announced that they are aiming to cut 20% of their emissions by 2030 and their U.S. Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. .

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How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1

Enterra Insights

Recent reports from the UN state that the world is not on track to reach its goal of zero hunger by 2030. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing supply chain disruptions and geopolitical events, like the war in Ukraine, the future of global food security is at risk. Improving the Global Agriculture Value Chain.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. German trade group VCI reports that petrochemicals prices rose by 21.6%