Sustainability

Sustainability

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 …

agile

Exclusively in magazine, Magazine, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Supply Chain Movement 42 | Sustainanility & Digital

The main theme of the Q3, 2021 issue of quarterly Supply Chain Movement is Sustainanility & Digital. This issue appeared digitally on september 29 and has been received in hard-copy september 30. 8 | Profile Jeroen …

sustainability

Sustainability, Trends

Consumers and governments are making sustainability demands

Sustainability is almost always mentioned as one of the top two most important supply chain trends. Yet this topic features remarkably low on boardroom agendas, and investments are lagging behind. This is likely to change …

circular supply chains

Sustainability, Trends, Visibility

The Statement: Circular supply chains will be hampered by a lack of visibility

Digitalization, globalization, sustainability and the current pandemic are all forcing companies to strategically reassess their business priorities. Supply Chain Media has asked a number of supply chain directors and high potentials for their reactions to …