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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

ivalua

Ivalua has made carbon savings a strategic focus, committed to setting an example through its own operations and by empowering its customers to better reduce the carbon footprint produced in their supply chains. The company has joined the UN Global Compact and has achieved Ecovadis’ Bronze status for its ESG efforts.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya. The M-Pesa mobile application now represents 30% of GDP in Kenya with 60,000 outlets. What do I mean by The Internet of Things?

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Some countries even have geo-thermal resources (the same power which ignites volcanos) like Kenya and Indonesia. Siam Solar Energy 1* is an example of one project receiving funds from companies looking to mitigate their carbon emissions. That said we live in a world where when you win – you win more, and when you lose?

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How Floranow is Maximizing Customer Delight With Locus

Locus

Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Floranow is an online B2B floral marketplace that connects buyers to growers from across the world, including Holland, Kenya, Thailand, Columbia and China. For example: all orders placed between 8-12 p.m. With a passion and desire to resolve all this and more, he founded Floranow in 2016.

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Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

Kenya is a big exception. So, for example, I saw an analysis from one of the big five consultants, and they had the output from every continent, and there was just no number for Africa. The issue that I focused on quite a bit, though, was around talent. Most Kenyan universities already offer supply chain programs.

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How We Can Leverage Blockchain to Increase Transparency in Supply Chains

EcoVadis

In their example, shipping one container of flowers from Kenya to Rotterdam involves about 200 documents, from the local mills and export authorities to the port workers, customs agents and distributors. Everledger, for example, traces the origin of diamonds from provenance and verifies authenticity for consumers using blockchain.

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The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Transport markets tend towards consolation, which we have observed with the container liners and the emergence of new business models brought about for example by platform aggregators. Entire markets are being redefined by the opposing forces of fragmentation and consolidation, with industry boundaries getting blurred. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.