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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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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

It can take miles out of the transportation journey, air from a carton or box, or reduce trips to a specific neighborhood or house. The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030 and are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda. degrees Celsius.

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

BlueYonder

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. 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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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 GW to 10.4 The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Without the equipment and materials needed to ramp up production, consumer demand will continue to outpace delivery, leaving few distribution companies with the connections or sourcing capabilities to consistently meet customer fulfillment. Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork).

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Trillion by 2030. . In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. Trillion by 2030. Report Indicates Apple iPhone14 Plus Production Has Been Cut.

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Report Indicates Apple India iPhone Output is Now $7 Billion

Supply Chain Matters

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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