Sustainability

Sustainability

sustainable delivery options

Sustainability, Trends

Festive shoppers pay more attention to sustainable delivery options

Online consumers place increasing value on more sustainable delivery options. In addition, they are concerned about rising shipping costs. This is according to new research on festive shopping by Project44, conducted among more than 1,300 …

Checklist for supply chain traceability

Checklist, Sustainability, Trends

Checklist for supply chain traceability

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly stringent, redefining the paradigms of supply chain models: from the relationship with suppliers, to the engagement of the end customers. Manufacturing, wholesale and Retail companies are in …

CSDDD

Sustainability, Trends

European companies insufficiently prepared for new supply chain regulations

Companies in Europe are currently preparing for the phased implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). However, new research among 400 European companies, conducted by EQS Group and the University of Applied Sciences …

clothing industry

Sustainability, Trends

Circular clothing industry still has a long way to go

The Netherlands is aiming for a fully circular economy by 2050. This also applies to the clothing industry, but the current (ultra) fast-fashion business model is diametrically opposed to this. Partly because of the highly …

Dutch Logistics Award 2024

Sustainability, Trends

Dutch Logistics Award 2024 goes to Nestlé and Vreugdenhil

Nestlé and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods have jointly won the Dutch Logistics Award 2024. The Vereniging Logistiek Management (VLM) jury awarded the prize for the way both companies have succeeded in shaping the low-carbon farming programme. Sustainable …

Kärcher

Sustainability, Trends

Scouting start-ups is a continuous process at Kärcher

Cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher firmly believes in the power of start-ups to keep innovating. The German multinational even has a department that continuously scans new companies’ offerings and thus also discovered Carbmee’s carbon management tool. …

CO2 efficiency

Sustainability, Trends

CO2 efficiency of Dutch industry worse than European competition

Dutch manufacturers perform worse on CO2 efficiency than their European competitors. Between 2021 and 2023, CO2 emissions per unit of product increased among the 282 manufacturing companies covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU …

legislation

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Legislation forces companies to dive into their supply chains

European legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is forcing companies to work on sustainability. Many efforts focus on mapping Scope 3 emissions. Calculating or …

Magne Setnes

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Magne Setnes, Heineken: “We now do more cross-border shipments to counter disruptions”

Magne Setnes joined Dutch brewery giant Heineken 25 years ago. He just completed a PhD in artificial intelligence, long before most of us had heard of it. His task was to collect and analyze data …

visibility

Blogs, Sustainability, Trends

Difficult choices about sustainability

In the past year, the European Union (EU) has adopted various sustainability directives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), …