Sustainability

Sustainability

Carbmee

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Carbmee

Carbmee was founded in Berlin, Germany, in early 2021 with the goal of helping emissions-intensive industries gain visibility of their emissions and take action to reduce them where it matters most. This has translated into …

sustainability

Sustainability, Trends

Sustainability leads to strategic discussions

Despite the uncertain economic outlook, sustainability remains high on the corporate agenda. But how do you get the entire company – from senior management to shop floor – to work more sustainably? During the Sustainability …

greening end-to-end supply chains

Sustainability, Trends

Greening end-to-end supply chains is not impossible

Integrating carbon footprint reductions is a realistic objective in many supply chains, without a huge cost increase or lowering the customer service level. However, an end-to-end approach to ‘green’ inbound transportation of both materials and …

CSDDD

Software, Sustainability, Trends

Limited use of technology for ESG reporting

Executives at companies Europe-wide are searching for the best way to implement ESG reporting within their operations. Yet according to a recent survey across several European countries, considerably less than half of all companies use …

Eurotunnel

Sustainability, Trends

Eurotunnel is a sustainable option for rail transport

Despite Brexit, huge volumes of goods continue to flow between mainland Europe and the UK every day. In terms of export, the Netherlands remains the UK’s third largest trading partner. In 2022, for example, the …

The Seaweed Company

Sustainability, Trends

Willemijn Potjer sets up supply chain for The Seaweed Company: “I have to figure it out myself”

Seaweed is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. It not only absorbs harmful substances from seawater, such as CO2, it also grows without the use of land, fresh water, fertilisers and pesticides. Moreover, …

Laauw

Sustainability, Trends

Dutch bag brand Laauw secures American investment

The production of Dutch ‘slow fashion’ bag brand Laauw revolves around local craftsmanship, sustainability (vegetable-tanned leather), quality and supply chain transparency, and customers receive a lifetime warranty on all products. Founder Rob van Ravenstein’s commitment …

Gartner

Sustainability, Trends

Gartner: Most companies will fail to deliver on their sustainability promises

90% of companies’ publicized sustainability promises will not be met by 2025 due to their reliance on single-use plastic packaging. This claim was made by Simon Bailey, vice president of analyst firm Gartner, on the …

Eline Oudenbroek Interface

Sustainability, Trends

Eline Oudenbroek, Interface: “Our supply chain is almost completely circular and bio-based”

In 1994, the founder of Interface, a manufacturer of carpet, rubber and vinyl tiles, launched ‘Mission Zero’ and set himself the goal of eliminating the company’s negative impact on the planet by 2020. He succeeded, …

Minespider

Sustainability, Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Minespider

Minespider is a blockchain-based traceability platform for mining and raw materials tracking. The supply chain start-up was founded by Nathan Williams in Berlin, Germany, in 2018. Based on the vision of a world where tracked, responsible …