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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Quite often, the person dictating the list to the other describes one or more of the products by a distinct characteristic of its packaging rather than by name. Product packaging, especially in the consumer products universe is more than simply the vessel to hold the product and to protect it during transport. It influences sales.

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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The notion of going green is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall environmental impact and search for ways to be more sustainable. However, supply chain sustainability can go well beyond these initiatives. So, what can companies do to get started on a sustainability journey?

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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain sustainability can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Driving a Responsive, Sustainable and Efficient Food Supply Chain

DELMIA Quintiq

What is an example of sustainable food? Shifts in consumer behavior are also changing due to increasing demand for healthy and sustainable foods. Some examples of ready-to-eat and ready-to-drink products include pre-packaged salads, protein bars and energy drinks. Solutions to overcome challenges in: 1.

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Unwrapping the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Embracing Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

SupplyShift

With a particular focus on plastic pollution and packaging waste , this call to action is not just ethically driven, but also mandated by legislative acts like the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), which will become an EU-wide binding rule known as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain sustainability has become a very hot topic, but for a lot of people, there is uncertainty around its meaning. A few ways companies can begin to offset their carbon footprint is to take a deeper look at product packaging, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, route optimization, and returns and recycling programs.

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. the daily delivery of packages to our homes). Combined with the heightened concerns regarding climate change and associated sustainability impacts, all businesses should consider and assess these changes using the lens of environmental sustainability.