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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

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by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Skilling is an important building block on the road to social justice and more sustainable supply chain networks. Part 2–Defining the execution. COP26 marked a special moment.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

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by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Transport nodes, such as ports, are following this trend by developing capabilities becoming energy hubs providing but also becoming powered by sustainable fuel. In Sweden, there are initiatives such as I.Hamn and SARGASSO.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

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Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. Sustainable transport was one of the topics discussed during the event’s “Solution Day” on 17 November 2022.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2016, Northvolt develops what is described as state-of-the-art sodium ion battery technology developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. This supplier has plans to further expand a materials recycling facility located adjacent to the production facility.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Sustainability. Content Summary: Uber Freight Aims to Level the Playing Field for Truck Drivers. Media Type. Media Image.

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A Moment of Change – Making the Case for Visibility in Trucking

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Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher , Anchor Group, and Mikael Lind , Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Chalmers University of Technology. This also creates opportunities for trucking companies that wish to operate more sustainably (figure 3). A Moment of Change – Making the Case for Visibility in Trucking.

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Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

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The framework covers: freight traffic intensity choice of freight transport mode capacity utilisation energy efficiency switching to low carbon energy There is no “silver bullet” instead a bundle of decarbonisation enablers needs to be activated. Adjust to finance requirements in a more sustainable age.