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SanMar’s Sustainability Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

While it was originally scheduled for San Diego, the ongoing Covid pandemic pushed it online once again this year. Aside from these key areas, sustainability remains another important issue for Körber and its customers. From a sustainability standpoint, these two principles are instructive in the company’s journey.

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Körber Elevate 2024: Chart Your Course

Logistics Viewpoints

I am coming to you from the sunny confines of San Diego, CA where I am attending the 2024 Körber Elevate conference. One of the more interesting aspects of data science is around sustainability. I’ve written a lot about supply chain sustainability, and where the intersection of supply chain and energy transition exists.

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

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Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. New Era of Sustainability. Tip: Increase supply chain sustainability while saving money and improving service to customers. Get your free Guide: How to Build a Sustainable Supply Chain that Saves Money ?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. The vehicles are designed from the ground-up with safety, sustainability, and comfort in mind, and have been thoroughly tested by drivers across the country. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out. Uber Eats ups the ante in online grocery.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

” Living Things is carbon negative – what does sustainability mean to you? “Sustainability should be easy and accessible to all. To relax, I read Adam Gnade : he’s a modern day John Steinbeck out of San Diego and living on a farm in Kansas. His work is poetic, beautiful, harsh, and sometimes crass.

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Customer Video Story: Subway / IPCoop and EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Tools (Plus Summary from SPLC Workshop Keynote Panel with WalMart, PG&E, UCSD)

EcoVadis

In this brief video, David Burrows, Sustainability Supply Chain Manager of IPCoop / Subway and his team describe how they are using EcoVadis to manage and monitor sustainability of their supply chain. The session was entitled “Streamlining Supplier Sustainability Evaluation & Engagement.”

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You Can’t Play Ostrich with Supply Chain Risks

Enterra Insights

Many countries have also introduced new regulations on sustainability (modern slavery, conflict minerals), or diversity, which add new risk factors in terms of compliance.” ” According to the San Diego Zoo, “Contrary to the popular myth, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand!