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Freight Forwarding: Steering the Course Towards a Greener, Smarter Logistics Future

3BL Media

Freight accounts for nearly 8%, but when combined with warehousing operations, grows to 11%, according to the MIT Supply Chains Initiative. Within the supply chain ecosystem, freight forwarders will increasingly play a pivotal role in driving sustainability, digitalization, and resilience across the industry.”

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Green Logistics: How Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) Can Leverage Sustainable Supply Chains to Gain a Competitive Advantage

3BL Media

In a recent webinar with Supply Chain NOW, two of DP World’s foremost experts — Terry Donohoe , CEO of DP World in the U.S. and Mexico, and Glen Clark , Senior Vice President of Freight Forwarding for DP World Americas — explored how SMBs can partner with sustainable supply chains to gain a competitive advantage.

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Collaborating for Sustainable Procurement: Insights From DP World

3BL Media

Stakeholders bring diverse perspectives that help identify potential risks and opportunities within the supply chain. To achieve these goals, we are implementing smart logistics solutions, using advanced technologies like IoT, AI, big data analytics, and automation.

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Alibaba Cloud Launches Carbon Management Solution - Energy Expert

3BL Media

These can include increasing the use of clean energy, reducing excessive electricity consumption during peak times and optimizing the supply chain ranging from sourcing materials to shipping products. Alibaba maintained its position as the third leading public cloud IaaS service provider globally since 2018, according to IDC.

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HelloFresh's Appetite for Lower Carbon Footprint

3BL Media

HelloFresh sources fresh produce directly from farmers and then ships directly to the consumer to reduce logistics, storage and facilities for lower emissions across the shorter supply chain. It’s impressive to see how using data analytics tools can be used to help the consumer focussed industry reduce their carbon emissions.”.

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Daniel Burrus’ Top 20 Technology-Driven Hard Trends Shaping 2018 and Beyond

Daniel Burrus

#3 Big Data and the Use of High-Speed Data Analytics. Big data” is a term that describes the technologies and techniques used to capture and utilize exponentially increasing streams of data. Look for applications in healthcare, supply chain and finance to grow rapidly.

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Boosting your ESG performance reporting

Sustainability Matters

Without a technology strategy that supports the collection of high-quality data along the entire value chain, companies will not be able to report data or demonstrate progress against these commitments. Supply chain visibility has many advantages for today’s global and agile businesses.