Sustainability

Sustainability

e-commerce

Sustainability, Trends

The Statement: E-commerce will force the costly redesign of supply chains

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 …

BigMile

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: BigMile

BigMile partly originates from the Lean & Green CO2 reduction programme. The business was founded in the Netherlands in 2018 to address the problem of calculating the carbon footprint generated by transport activities. Working conform the …

Recording

Sustainability, Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Sustainable & circular supply chains’

COVID-19 has a positive effect on the commitment to supply chain sustainability, according to a recent global study by MIT in Boston. But at the same time the necessary investments see a very limited growth. …

Circulor

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Circulor

Founded by Douglas Johnson-Poensgen and Veera Johnson in London, UK, in 2017, Circulor enables businesses to fully analyse, track and manage their supply chains to support responsible sourcing, analyse supply chain emissions and improve sustainability. …

Volker Schmitz

Sustainability, Trends

Volker Schmitz, HP Inc.: “You cannot be successful without focus on the customer experience”

As working and studying from home became the new norm last year, demand for personal computers and home printers rose significantly. As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of PCs and printers, HP Inc. has …

Fairphone

Sustainability, Trends

Fairphone’s industry influence continues to grow

Fairphone, a Dutch producer of ethical smartphones, continues to increase its influence on the electronics industry. The company achieved an 87% increase in sales in 2020 and became profitable for the first time, according to …

ESG

Sustainability, Trends

‘Potential tensions’ in ESG in supply chains

More and more companies are prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) in their supply chains. But while companies recognize the importance of achieving sustainable outcomes, they are less inclined to acknowledge that most of that …

human rights

Sustainability, Trends

German businesses must soon screen suppliers for human rights compliance

German businesses will soon be legally obliged to screen their suppliers for compliance with human rights standards. The Bundestag (German parliament) approved the supply chain bill or Lieferkettengesetz (LKG) on 11 June. The bill is already …

Dirk Holbach

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Dirk Holbach, Henkel: ‘‘Sustainability is the biggest challenge of the next decade’’

Henkel is one of the frontrunners in supply chain innovation. At this year’s inNOWvate Supply Chain Event on 18 May, Chief Supply Chain Officer Dirk Holbach shared his vision and experiences of innovation: “We’ve moved …

Janet Godsell

Sustainability, inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Janet Godsell: “Use your authority and become a pathfinder”

How can we make our supply chains sustainable? That’s the question companies must answer over the next 15 years. “If we stick to our linear supply chains, we’ll create a world on the brink of …