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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

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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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Making a Sustainable Impact in a Supply Chain Career

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Schneider Electric Embracing new challenges, seizing opportunities, and making a positive impact on the environment are all possible in the world of Supply Chain. However, the desire to explore a different domain and work in a different country led me to pursue a role in Supply Chain.

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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil. They've innovated on raw materials, resulting in Aquafil's Econyl yarn that it recycles from ghost fishing nets, carpet fluff and other would-be waste. In 1996, the company began working with suppliers toward using nylon produced from waste.

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Addressing and Reducing Waste Within the Tapestry Supply Chain

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

DESCRIPTION: To help protect the environment, we are addressing and reducing waste from our direct operations and our supply chain. We are innovating and re-thinking historical fashion industry norms by reusing, recycling and repurposing, which ultimately result in less waste to landfill. OPERATIONAL WASTE.

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The CGF Supply Chain Conference 2023 Concludes Bringing Together Sustainability, Supply Chains and New Technologies

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

SITGES, Spain and BARCELONA, Spain, November 1, 2023 /3BL/ - The second edition of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Supply Chain Conference (SCC) officially closed with a networking dinner at Finca Villadellops, a vineyard on the coast of the Catalan region of Spain.

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7 Leaders at Davos 2022 on Securing Sustainable, Resilient Supply Chains, Despite Global Shocks

3BL Media

MAY 30, 2022

SUMMARY: Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered new supply chain disruptions, but supply chains face additional challenges. If unaddressed, supply chain challenges will hamper economic recovery and long-term growth. Here's what they said. Data transparency is essential'. Data transparency is essential.

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How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation

GreenBiz

JUNE 28, 2022

Lean: WEAR and no TEAR How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation What goes up must come down To arrest the growing effect on nature and curtail the rise in temperatures, countries across the globe are devising measures to rejuvenate Mother Earth. The aim is to reverse the temperature by 1.5-2.0 deg Celsius.

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Supply Chains: Enhancing Resilience and Reducing Waste

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Supply Chains: Enhancing Resilience and Reducing Waste. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 10(3).

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What To Do With the Waste?

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Coach’s SVP of Global Marketing and Sustainability, Joon Silverstein, was invited by TED Conferences to speak on the innovative work Coachtopia is doing to reimagine waste and its role in shaping human progress. The TED Talk explored how changing our understanding of waste can lead to a more circular future in fashion.

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Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge

GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge. Apple already has ventured far beyond most other companies when it comes to pushing for climate action within its supply chain. . That's how much clean energy companies within Apple supply chain have committed to using. Supply Chain.

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Less waste, more value for food

GreenBiz

MAY 25, 2023

Two models for reducing waste at scale in food and beverage supply chains.

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Cracking the Code on Supply Chain Sustainability: How AI and Data Are Creating More Responsible Operations

3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Supply chain and sustainability topics have dominated global business headlines for more than two years. The interconnectedness of climate change and supply chain disruptions highlights the complexity of supply chains, including the impact in realizing the 2030 vision of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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This startup is automating supply chain links to fight e-waste

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Apkudo announced a $14.4 million growth funding round on Feb. 8, 2022, that should help further the growth and development of its connected device platform.

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Award-Winning Lenovo International Services Supply Chain Spotlights Commitment to Sustainability That Benefits Customers

3BL Media

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lenovo’s International Services Supply Chain (ISSC) is the winner of the 2023 Award of Excellence for Making an Impact from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM). We firmly believe that authentic sustainability leadership extends far beyond symbolic actions like curbing travel or planting trees.

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WWF Collaborates With the Consumer Goods Forum To Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool To Tackle Upstream Food Loss Along Global Supply Chains

3BL Media

APRIL 16, 2024

Developed by WWF and tested with members of the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and their growers, the tool provides a user-friendly and simplified approach to help farmers and their buyers identify and address the cause of their on-farm food loss and its associated impacts, such as scope 3 emissions.

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Cainiao Teams Up With Proctor & Gamble To Develop Green Supply Chain

3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2023

Cainiao is leveraging its technology to provide supply chain solutions and will help P&G upgrade its own fulfillment services, Shuai Yong, Vice President of Cainiao Group, noted in a statement. These measures are part of a promise made by Alibaba to reach carbon neutrality and halve carbon intensity in its supply chain by 2030.

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New Study Finds Sustainability Demands Are Propelling Supply Chain Strategies

3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

DESCRIPTION: According to a new study conducted by Forrester Consulting, digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, and customer experience improvements are among the top priorities driving the development of new corporate supply chain strategies. KEYWORDS: NYSE:ROK, Rockwell Automation, supply chain traceability.

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FedEx and Pyxera Global launch Circular Supply Chain Coalition to upcycle rare earth minerals

GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2024

The group wants to mine used electronics for valuable metals to reduce waste and grow jobs.

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Apparel Supply Chain Sustainability Platform Retraced Raises €15 Million

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Retraced, a Germany-based online platform that enables apparel brands to digitize, trace, and analyze sustainability compliance and risks in their supply chains, announced Wednesday that it had raised €15 million in a Series A funding round.

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Fighting Food Waste: Lessons from COVID

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Fighting Food Waste: Lessons from COVID. . What emerging strategies have been employed to tackle food waste during the pandemic, and how can we scale these strategies in the future? But the food system sprang into action — adapting operations, overcoming barriers and scaling promising innovations to reduce the amount of waste.

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Molun Zhang & Ashish Gadnis on Enabling Supply Chain Traceability, Transparency and Trust

GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2022

The number of touchpoints in a circular supply chain add up quickly — from official partners such as local retailers, manufacturers, packaging organizations and recycling companies to informal participants, including the individual waste pickers who help collect discarded items for processing in emerging economies.

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Webinar: Supply Chain Disruptions and Food Waste

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MARCH 11, 2022

Around the world, supply chains are under stress – from pandemic shutdowns, labor shortages, political crises, and more – which means more food is at risk of going to waste. Mar 22, 2022, noon CDTRegister here.

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How Traceability and Transparency Can Foster Sustainability in Chemical and Plastics Supply Chains

3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

Feature by Gloria Figaroa Many consumers and companies understand the need to recycle or recover the 91% of global plastic waste that is mismanaged, ends up in landfills, oceans, and rivers, or is incinerated. Circular components are feedstock that is recycled from waste plastic, such as post-consumer recycled waste.

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Sysco Is Driving More Eco-Friendly Products and Innovative Solutions Globally To Reduce Plastic and Packaging Waste

3BL Media

APRIL 23, 2024

“We only have One Planet, and right now that planet is overwhelmed with plastic and packaging waste. This year’s Earth Day theme of ‘Planet vs. Plastics’ was a perfect opportunity to highlight how we are working with our suppliers and customers to reduce plastics and packaging waste,” said Neil Russell, Sysco’s Chief Administrative Officer.

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My Green Lab Unveils Converge, a Collaborative Supply Chain Initiative Bringing Sustainability to the Forefront of the Pharmaceutical Industry

3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research, today announces the launch of Converge, a collaborative supply chain initiative.

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Climate and supply-chain disruptions spur investment in food waste solutions

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 31, 2022

Drivers of food price fluctuations such as climate change and labor shortages are also driving a wave of innovation in food waste solutions. The post Climate and supply-chain disruptions spur investment in food waste solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Supply Chain Traceability Platform TrusTrace Raises $24 Million

ESG Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Supply chain traceability platform TrusTrace, announced today that it has raised $24 million through a growth investment led by circular economy-focused investor Circularity Capital. The data can be used for risk management, compliance, product claims and footprint calculations.

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FedEx and Pyxera launch Circular Supply Chain Coalition to upcycle rare earth minerals

GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2024

The group wants to mine used electronics for valuable metals to reduce waste and grow jobs.

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ResponsAbility invests in India’s FarMart to streamline food supply chains

Impact Alpha

MAY 30, 2024

Gurgaon-based FarMart is working to improve the efficiency and cut waste from India’s food supply chains through a network of 3,500 local logistics. The post ResponsAbility invests in India’s FarMart to streamline food supply chains appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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How to reduce food waste when supply chains are unpredictable

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 14, 2022

Food processors must use the tools that can help tame unruly supply chains to minimize waste and improve the bottom line. Read the full story at Food Engineering. Read more →

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Waste, he writes, is often exported from rich countries to poor ones, a phenomenon known as “toxic colonialism.” “Too

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How the Healthcare Industry Can Confront the Climate Crisis Through Its Supply Chain

3BL Media

AUGUST 21, 2023

Some of these greenhouse gases are produced from healthcare facilities; others are the result of the industry’s supply chain of goods and services. Now, teams must consider the environmental footprint of products at every life cycle stage, from design, sourcing, production and distribution to waste disposal and recycling. "We

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Pea starch helps Lamb Weston reduce supply chain snags, trim food waste

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JULY 26, 2022

Read the full story at Supply Chain Dive. Lamb Weston is leaning on pea starches as an alternative batter ingredient to mitigate supply chain challenges while trimming food waste, according to the food supplier’s 2021 ESG report.

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How Waste Metering Powers Environmental And Financial Responsibility

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Waste, on the other hand, remains out of sight and out of mind for most businesses with no way to accurately and consistently measure how much waste is actually being produced. As such, metering utilities like gas, water and electricity has been standard practice for decades. This doesn’t have to be the case any longer.

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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Environmental NGO WRAP is using COP29 to highlight the need for countries to include food loss and waste in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A new report shows that, of the 195 countries attending COP29, only 12 have committed to reducing food waste and just 17 to tackling food loss.

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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy.

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Strategies for the war on waste

GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Strategies for the war on waste. What would happen if the United States enacted a comprehensive plan to combat food loss and waste? It’s the work of some leading players in this area: ReFED, a nonprofit that works on food waste; WWF; Natural Resources Defense Council; and Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. The answer?

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