Sustainability

Sustainability

carbon reduction

Sustainability, Trends

Carbon reduction and reshoring go hand in hand

Redesigning their production network is the most important measure companies are taking – or plan to take – to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Relocating production capacity from China and Asia to Western Europe (‘onshoring’) or …

PCTO

Sustainability, Trends

PCTO solves pallet handling challenges

Pallet handling is a difficult logistical problem. The new Pallet Control Tower Online (PCTO) should change that. The platform enables the collection, delivery and matching of Europallets, both physically and virtually, thanks in part to …

Nestlé

Sustainability, Trends

Nestlé tests rail container using double-stacked pallets

In an attempt to further reduce its carbon emissions, food group Nestlé is conducting tests in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland with a new type of rail container. The container has double-stacked pallets, making …

Co-creation is a key reason for choosing start-ups

Software, Sustainability, Trends

Co-creation is a key reason for choosing start-ups

Why do some businesses prefer to work with a supply chain start-up rather than an established software vendor? Consultant Peter Schram had posed that question to several companies, and shared his findings during a recent …

sustainability of shipping options

Sustainability, Trends

Online shoppers want information about sustainability of shipping options

As people are doing more of their shopping online, e-retailers are coming under greater pressure to focus on sustainability. Research by Manhattan Associates shows that nearly six out of ten Dutch consumers value transparency about …

Lidl

Sustainability, Trends

Lidl achieves 40% reduction in logistics-related carbon emissions

Lidl has become the first supermarket in the Netherlands to receive a 3-star Lean & Green rating for reducing CO₂ emissions in its logistics operations. Over the past seven years, Lidl’s carbon emissions have decreased …

carbon emission audits

inNOWvate, Sustainability, Trends

Get ready for carbon emission audits now!

New rules that will make companies in the EU more accountable for their impact on the environment could be unsettling for some executives. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that becomes effective from 2024 will …

CrowdFarming

Sustainability, Trends

CrowdFarming ships 1.5 million orders directly from farmers

To get the oranges grown in their orchard into consumers’ homes faster, Spanish brothers Gonzalo and Gabriel Urculo started selling their products online – and their venture was a success, not least thanks to the …

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

Sustainability, Trends

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doing due diligence on every supplier and cascading action down through the value chain.  By Carlos Cordon  As multinational corporations try to cut their carbon emissions and tackle other social ills, they are coming …

DHL

Sustainability, Trends

Digital twin helps DHL to reduce transport flows

DHL customers flew to Valencia from around the world to spend two days immersed in the topic of sustainability. The company revealed impressive figures on its investments into ‘greening’ all its transportation operations. However, this …