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SanMar’s Sustainability Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Aside from these key areas, sustainability remains another important issue for Körber and its customers. In this session, Mr. Noonan revealed the emphasis the company places on sustainability, revealed the lessons learned along its journey, and highlighted a roadmap that others can follow. Sustainability Lessons Learned.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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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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Zipline Adds Drone Delivery for GNC, Two Other Clients

Multichannel Merchant

Drone delivery provider Zipline is adding three new clients including health and wellness retailer GNC, pharmaceutical logistics firm Associated Couriers and Seattle-based eatery Pagliacci Pizza, expanding its footprint and building on its success delivering vaccines in Africa during the pandemic and working with retail giant Walmart.

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Amazon Workers Walk Out and Demonstrate for Grievances with Management

Supply Chain Matters

Published reports indicate that hundreds of Amazon workers temporarily walked off their jobs yesterday in protest over return-to-office mandates and on perceived lack of teeth within overall corporate sustainability efforts. All 18 proposals failed to garner shareholder approval.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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In other sustainability news, the InBev 100+ Accelerator is adding some big-name companies: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever. The 100+ Accelerator was launched in 2018 as a global incubator program to help solve supply chain challenges across water stewardship, circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and climate action.

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Consumers Demand Supply Chain Accountability Down to the Last Straw

Material Handling & Logistics

Poor supply chain practices are a business risk, not just a sustainability one, and companies need to understand the business case for doing the right thing,” says Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, a group that promotes environmental and social sustainability through shareholder advocacy, coalition building and original legal strategies.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. It will be interesting to watch the games unfold in silence. And now on to this week’s logistics news.