Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
SCM Research
MARCH 24, 2024
A few days ago, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). It does “not cover the disposal of the product”.
Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change. By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”. Figure 1 – Where are manufacturers investing to support sustainability?
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DENSO: A Visionary Approach to Supply Chain Sustainability
Logility
AUGUST 4, 2023
They’re increasing in complexity and raising the stakes on the production and distribution of goods – pushing supply chain sustainability improvement initiatives to the back burner. And our supply chain will continue to perform efficiently despite the changes associated with digitalization, electrification, and sustainability.”
Manhattan Associates Talks Global Supply Chains, Trends, and Sustainability
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
And fifth, what are you seeing in terms of supply chain sustainability? Then we moved into a phase where we had stationary, stale, and suspended inventory because we couldn’t get to it; retail stores and distribution centers were closed, and seasonal inventory was very challenged. Sustainability. Global Supply Chains.
Reshaping the Future: Creating Sustainable Business Growth
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Reshaping the Future: Creating Sustainable Business Growth. As the world returns to normal, Körber Supply Chain discusses its recent success with one of Australia’s largest retailers as well as strategies for creating sustainable business growth. By Körber Supply Chain.
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The Future Of The Supply Chain Starts With Sustainability.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MAY 28, 2022
The Future Of The Supply Chain Starts With Sustainability. the coming year may look a little different regarding sustainability. The Importance of Supply Chain Sustainability for 2022 and Beyond. Between the Paris Agreement and shifting consumer values, sustainability isn’t optional. Making Supply Chains More Sustainable.
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From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey
BlueYonder
APRIL 9, 2024
And, in recent times, this has made the critical notion of sustainability an equally vast challenge. Carlsberg’s sustainability efforts are marked by significant advancements, including achieving net zero emissions in several of its breweries and aiming to fully transition to renewable energy across all its facilities by 2040.
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Driving a Responsive, Sustainable and Efficient Food Supply Chain
DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 31, 2023
What is an example of sustainable food? Shifts in consumer behavior are also changing due to increasing demand for healthy and sustainable foods. For example, some companies have implemented sustainable packaging solutions that use biodegradable materials to reduce their environmental impact.
How Can Your Business Achieve Economic Supply Chain Sustainability?
Logility
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
That’s why the importance of supply chain sustainability goes beyond going green, protecting the environment, and proving the business’s values. Economic supply chain sustainability helps companies save money while boosting their productivity. Four Goals of Economic Supply Chain Sustainability. Effective deployment of inventory.
How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 3, 2022
A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. So, what set sustainability leaders apart from the rest of the pack? Rethink Partnerships.
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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation
QAD
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Changes in product packaging have been influenced by various factors, including consumer preferences, sustainability goals, and environmental, social, and governance ( ESG ) considerations. Packaging changes have impacted the procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes of organizations. It still is.
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The Business Case for Building Sustainable Supply Chains
Logility
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Sustainable supply chains aren’t just better for the world; they also grow long-term value for your business. A sustainable supply chain doesn’t just have a positive impact on the world. This guide looks beyond environmental sustainability and explains the business advantages of sustainable supply chains.
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The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction by Timothy Foote, Founder of Susymbio Healthcare and saving the environment do not at first seem a natural fit. Amazingly their blood delivery drone operation in Rwanda distributes 70% of that nation’s blood. The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky!
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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 9, 2023
If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.
Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle. There has never been as much awareness and urgency, locally and globally, to drive sustainability. Consumer demand for sustainable goods has grown exponentially in recent years, putting enormous pressure on manufacturers. Getting To The Core.
Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. The question is, how do we navigate our way out of this never-ending chaos to continue driving sustainable growth? Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change. Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. HOW DID WE GET HERE? MORE FROM THIS EDITION.
A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today. When I say technology, I’m not talking about spreadsheets,” White said.
Orchestrate and Operate Sustainable Transportation by Leveraging Logistics Data
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Let’s face it, logistics is always a challenging endeavor, even beyond the latest pandemic disruption, and particularly now as companies struggle to meet sustainability goals. Can you better understand your transportation data to operate logistics in a more responsible and sustainable way?
Extend Your Commitment to Supply Chain Sustainability
Logility
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Take the next steps in improving supply chain sustainability. Most businesses understand the importance of supply chain sustainability. They want to be more sustainable, and they understand that sustainability efforts can improve their brand reputation and boost their bottom line. Key Takeaways.
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Getting Smarter About Logistics and Sustainability
BlueYonder
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Today’s innovative, intelligent technology solutions are also helping the global logistics industry address one of its biggest challenges: Maximizing sustainability and minimizing environmental impacts. Increasingly, companies see advanced technology as a means to measure and improve sustainability.
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Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), Supply and Distribution Group Launches Global Logistics Service Provider Benchmarking Index
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Additionally, many companies today are placing an increased focus and significance in assessing the wherewithal of a Logistics Service Provider by their sustainability and digitalization initiatives and capabilities – aside from rates and service levels. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. Synopsis: IQAX Webinar 29th Sept 2021. Green Skies?
Advanced Order Management: The Key to Wholesale Distribution Success
BlueYonder
JANUARY 22, 2024
Recently, Blue Yonder released the findings of its survey of wholesale distribution executives 1 , which focused on their order management challenges, goals and forward-looking plans. Are You Prepared for the New Age of Wholesale Distribution? Why did we conduct this study? An inability to make accurate, real-time promises.
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Key Insights From the Gartner® Market Guide for Distributed Order Management
BlueYonder
JANUARY 29, 2024
As a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner ® Market Guide for Distributed Order Management Systems, Blue Yonder is excited to be recognized for our Distributed Order Management system. With distributed order management (DOM) systems, organizations can effectively fulfill and orchestrate orders. All rights reserved.
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How manufacturers can adopt a sustainable supply chain
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MAY 22, 2023
Due to increasing pressure from various stakeholders, many companies are turning their focus to ensuring that their supply chains are sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? Process changes to improve sustainability What sort of process changes should manufacturers be looking at to improve sustainability?
How AI is Changing Distribution Management Software
My Office Apps
OCTOBER 9, 2023
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Distribution Management Software The way businesses manage distribution of goods is evolving quickly with advancement of technology today. Traditional distribution management methods are giving way to emerging technologies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leading the charge.
5 Ways to Boost Sustainable Shipping
Multichannel Merchant
APRIL 7, 2022
The call for sustainable shipping is getting real. Pressure is coming from all sides for companies to adopt more sustainable shipping practices. Recent challenges have added fuel to the fire, bringing the supply chain out of the shadows and onto front page news, helping accelerate sustainability initiatives.
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Modernizing Distribution with Daniel Sokolovsky
The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 3, 2024
Daniel Sokolovsky and Joe Lynch discuss modernizing distribution. During his six years at AxleHire, Sokolovsky worked to push AxleHire into new verticals and sustainability partnerships. Key Takeaways: Modernizing Distribution Daniel Sokolovsky and Joe Lynch discuss modernizing distribution.
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
ModusLink Corporation
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Nowadays, a lot of different factors are increasing the urgency for emerging economies to become sustainable. Furthermore, the notion of Sustainable Supply Chain Management is often linked with social responsibility or environmental management (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016). A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change.
Sustainability: Increasingly a Fact of Life in the Life Sciences Industry
Logility
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Because this industry is often seen as relatively benevolent, ‘green’ initiatives have focused on the non-renewable energy sector, transportation, agriculture and manufacturing – allowing non-sustainable practices like the high levels of pollution generated by the broader life sciences sector to avoid the spotlight. That’s now changing.
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New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act: A Fashion-Forward Move to Supply Chain Transparency
Logility
JANUARY 19, 2022
The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, if passed this spring, will require global clothing and footwear companies to disclose at least 50% of their entire supply chain, including material sourcing, greenhouse gas emissions, and labor practices. With first-of-its-kind legislation, the state of New York (U.S.)
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Sustainable supply chain management
EazyStock
AUGUST 29, 2023
Last month, Hurricane Idalia swept through Florida and several other states in the southeast, forcing airports, marine cargo ports, and distribution hubs to cease or reduce operations. Do you have sustainability goals? We’ll also highlight some green supply practices you can implement to build a sustainable supply chain.
Social Supply Chain Sustainability: How Businesses Can Achieve Its 4 Goals
Logility
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The tools, capabilities, and strategies companies must embrace to achieve the 4 goals of social supply chain sustainability. Social supply chain sustainability is one of the three pillars of a sustainable supply chain and crucial for the long-term prospects of a company. The Need for Social Supply Chain Sustainability.
5 Ways to Make Your Manufacturing Plant More Sustainable in the Age of COVID-19
DELMIA Quintiq
MAY 21, 2020
Whether you represent a metal fabrication company, a consumer goods manufacturer or a paint, fiberglass or paper producer, you have several ways to make the operation a more sustainable one. Any company that wants to make its manufacturing facilities more sustainable must incorporate recycled materials in the supply chain.
How to Make Shipping More Sustainable in 3 Simple Steps
Ware2Go
APRIL 10, 2022
Carbon emissions from final mile deliveries increased by 5% in 2021, leaving many merchants wondering what they can do to make shipping more sustainable. This straightforward guide lays out three simple things merchants of all sizes can do to decrease their carbon footprint for more sustainable shipping. What Is Sustainable Shipping?
ERP ROI for the manufacturing and distribution CEO
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. For the manufacturing and distribution CEO the challenge is not only getting back to pre-pandemic operations, but crafting businesses that emerge more resilient than before.
Decoding Supply Chain Sustainability: From Jargon to Action
Global Trade Management
JUNE 12, 2023
I'm sure you agree: "You don't know what Supply Chain Sustainability (SCS) means, but it sounds like a good idea." Supply chain sustainability is like saying, "I'm going to start eating healthily" - it sounds great on paper, but when you get down to it, what does "eating healthily" mean? And how do we know if the food is healthy?
Sustainable Packaging Benefits From New Marking And Coding Technology!
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 29, 2022
Sustainable Packaging is Here to Stay! Sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital priority for businesses at every stage of the modern supply chain. In order to maximise the sustainability of their approach to packaging, businesses should therefore look to make full use of every technological advantage they can find.
Better Together: “The Promise of Supply Chain Sustainability”
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 20, 2022
How are global business leaders looking to warranty business continuity, growth and profitability by embedding effective and enduring sustainable practices in supply chain design, operations and performance management? That is what the State of Supply Chain Sustainability report has looked at for the last three years.
Channel Free Logistics with Bill Thayer
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bill is the Founder and CEO, of Fillogic a l ogistics-as-a-service platform for retail that converts underutilized space at retail centers into tech-enabled, micro distribution hubs. Sustainable solution: Utilizes existing infrastructure, reducing carbon footprint and warehouse construction.
Sustainability vs. profitability: Is it one or the other?
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
by Alexa Cheater How 25 multinational companies achieved sustainable supply chains. I’d like to think that most companies have moved beyond the point of believing that sustainable business practices aren’t a priority. They bundled warehousing, packing and outbound distribution, and synchronized deliveries to fill trucks.
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Model Sustainability Trade-offs in Supply Chain Network Design to Reduce Emissions
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The introduction of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Europe means that companies will need to report on their emissions and set targets to reduce them. Let’s explore how this modeling capability can help you make more conscious choices and drive long-term sustainability outcomes. Here are some examples: 1.
The Anatomy of a Highly Optimized eCommerce Distribution Centre!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 12, 2022
A lot has changed over the years in regard to distribution centers. What once was a fancy term for “warehouse,” a storage place for merchandise until it could make its way to retail shelves, the modern distribution center has become one of the critical aspects of determining a retail business’ success or failure in the age of eCommerce.
Sustainability Efforts are Gaining Momentum Even Though Sustainability is a Moving Target
BlueYonder
JULY 28, 2022
The importance of supply chain sustainability (SCS) is trending upward – and that’s a positive! Sustainability Engagement Up However Organizational Challenges Still Exist. The 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report found that SCS initiatives are being set up and actions are being taken. Aim to Save the World.
How to Ship More Sustainably: 3 Simple Tips
Ware2Go
MARCH 13, 2023
Today’s consumers care about sustainable shipping. In fact 60% of consumers report that they are more likely to make a purchase when a sustainable shipping option is available. Learn how you can ship more sustainably to meet customer expectations and reduce your carbon footprint. What Is Sustainable Shipping?
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