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GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS
As more businesses tout their green initiatives, many are neglecting the carbon footprints of their supply chains. According to a recent Accenture report, logistics and transportation activities contribute approximately 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by all human activity annually. With Obama’s new green agenda, will we see a greening of the supply chains? Green supply chains covers the latest news and information where the changes are being made and where they are lacking.
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more than a decade, the family-run manufacturer had witnessed the sinking of too many links within the auto supply...
A recent trip to China to speak at the Annual Summit of China Green Companies revealed an interesting tension between...
There are a number of areas within procurement that can be enhanced to consider the environment and help you establish...
Wal-Mart's move to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from its supply chain in the next five years is...
it uses since the downturn hit in 2009, a senior executive said. Cost savings derived from simplifying its supply chain...
created." However in sharp contrast with this high-profile release, Apple has been silent about questions...
There is an increasing emphasis of supply chain management in creating the proper ingredients of a successful business...
Andrew Winston kicked of day two of the Sustainable Brands 10 conference
think it would be nice to one day wake up with some predictability in one of the majors costs to fly aircraft – fuel.
Months after discovering bags of unworn clothing in the trash on a street in Manhattan, a grad student found piles of...
behind promoting PFT was a step in the direction, he said. The PFT would integrate rail transport with supply chain to...
For almost two weeks, I have been consciously reducing my plastic use and advocating a plastic-free life.
Sustainability and in particularly recycling is a very tricky topic. Just use coffee cup as an example, Today there are...
Although globalization can help create additional value and increased efficiencies for national economies, it has an...
Susan Burns, sustainability expert and CEO of Global Footprint Network, gave an in-depth presentation on the world's...
business advantage, manufacturers are embarking on a quest to identify, report and justify the environmental impact of...
Whereas corporate sustainability refers to the balance of the financial, social and environmental aspects of an...
A list of best practices in carbon management, based on lessons learned by carbon leaders.
Our high-tech products increasingly make use of rare metals, and mining those resources can have devastating...
and corporate imperative, the potential it holds for significantly improving efficiency and lowering costs within your...
partially in response to retail giant Walmart's big push to become more sustainable, which includes programs to green...
Target Corp expects to have recycling bins in all its stores by Tuesday as it tries to gain 'green' credibility from...
its runway over the past 15 years, one of Britain's fastest growing airports has given itself a green makeover.
eco-efficiency champion at Hitachi Europe, said that, despite the findings, large businesses were being forced to...
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- Seattle Times
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