Sustainability

Sustainability

Forto

Sustainability, Trends

CO2e emissions are offset for 50% of Forto’s ocean freight volumes

In the third quarter of 2021, 50% of Forto’s total ocean freight volume was shipped with a CO2e emissions offset. In the same period, 65% of customers chose to offset the emissions generated by their …

Circular Tree

Sustainability, Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: CircularTree

Companies often have little to no reliable information about the environmental and social impact of their supply chain, especially beyond their direct suppliers. CircularTree was founded in Berlin in 2018 with the aim of creating …

sustainable

Sustainability, Trends

Choose an agile approach to make your company more sustainable

A growing number of organizations are realizing that adopting a more sustainable revenue model is not only good for the planet, but also good for business. After all, the extra transparency associated with sustainability makes …

SodaStream

Sustainability, Trends

SodaStream opens its biggest European factory in Tilburg

SodaStream has opened its biggest European factory in the Dutch city of Tilburg. The new facility will enable the sparkling water brand, which is part of PepsiCo, to supply all its European markets from a …

ChainCargo

Sustainability, Trends

Start-up ChainCargo raises €1.75 million for more sustainable road transport

The Eindhoven-based start-up ChainCargo has raised €1.75 million in a new investment round. The funding will be used for further development of the platform’s digital tools, which provide insight into the available capacity in existing …

sustainability

Sustainability, Trends

Everyone will have to embrace sustainability sooner or later

Some companies are getting serious about sustainability, while others are still carrying on as before. Which factors determine whether or not businesses include sustainability in their strategy? And what steps must the laggards take if …

Jeroen Both, Accell Group

Sustainability, Trends

Jeroen Both, Accell: “Lockdown was a unique chance to make supply chains more sustainable”

The bicycle market had been growing steadily for years. Then in the spring of 2020, lockdowns in several countries caused sales to stagnate... and just six weeks later, demand exploded. The current under-capacity means that …

AFTS

Sustainability, Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: AFTS

AFTS UG was established in Berlin, Germany, just last year as an interoperable blockchain-based track & trace platform solution. It is aimed at enabling businesses to develop sustainable supply chains and achieve their sustainability goals. The …

Primark

Sustainability, Trends

Primark promises more sustainability without higher prices

Primark, the Irish ‘fast fashion’ chain, is taking serious steps to become more sustainable. The company has developed a ten-year plan aimed at making both itself and its suppliers ‘greener’. Primark CEO Paul Marchant claims …

Green inertia

Blogs, Sustainability

Green inertia

With numerous wildfires raging around the world while other areas are hit by extreme flooding, few people can now doubt that sustainability is a top priority. A recent survey by the renowned MIT Center for …