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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. The International Post Corporation (IPC), found 44% of online shoppers have changed their purchasing behaviour to be more sustainable.

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Why The Time Is Now for Sustainable Procurement

Jaggaer

Earth Day (April 22nd) is a celebration of commitment to creating a safer, healthier and cleaner world, making it a natural time to reflect on the power and value of sustainable procurement programs. Procurement at the pivot point. using a total cost of ownership strategy) and identify key risks (and related costs) to avoid.

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Germany Raises the Stakes on Corporate Social Responsibility with Supply Chain Due Diligence

Logility

The new act joins relatively recent laws from Switzerland , Norway , the Netherlands , and the European Union to eliminate child and forced labor, improve working conditions, and institute environmentally responsible practices across the global supply chain. Companies that fail to meet these accountability requirements ?

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . found that consumers would stop purchasing brands with ethics issues. Let’s break it down.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Every customer seems to want to manage them differently.”

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How Opna Bio SA Built a Successful Procurement Process as a Biotech Startup

Precoro

At present, Opna Bio SA comprises two small Research and Development companies, one in Lausanne, Switzerland and one in South San Francisco, USA. Odallo also processes all purchase orders and sets up new suppliers in the system. She and Ms. Another concern was having to manage PO and invoice approvals via email. . "We

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How Bright Peak Therapeutics Built their Procurement Process from the Ground Up

Precoro

Company: Bright Peak Therapeutics Locations: Switzerland, USA Industry: Biotech Website: [link] Using Precoro since: October 2020 Users: 22 and counting Client’s evaluation: 8/10 Featuring: Jeremy Beauchamp, Operations Manager at Bright Peak Therapeutics Getting to Know Bright Peak Therapeutics. Bright Peak’s Procurement Background.