Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

Home Depot Will Redesign Supply Chain to Cut Emissions by 20 Percent

March 18, 2010

Environmental Leader

Port of NY/NJ Launches Program to Prohibit Older Trucks

March 16, 2010

Port of NY/NJ

Sustainability: Why Attention Must Be Paid

March 12, 2010

Kevin Smith, President & CEO, Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting

The Impact of New Engine Emission Standards

March 12, 2010

Don Kilfin, Fleet Sales, Nalley Motor Trucks

Greener Roots Take Hold in Site Selection and Design

March 12, 2010

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium

Conference April 29 to Explore Social and Environmental Responsibility in the Supply Chain

March 12, 2010

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Sourcing & Procurement: The Role of Weather and Climate Change in Commodity Hedging Strategies

March 10, 2010

Bill McBeath, chief research officer, ChainLink Research

Analyst Insight: We have entered an era of radically changed weather patterns which will have a much more pivotal and dominant impact on commodity prices. Smart commodity managers will increasingly draw on weather expertise and weather related-instruments when formulating their hedging strategies.

Reverse Logistics: The Right Service Provider Mirrors Your Sustainability Efforts

March 10, 2010

Shibesh Banerji, Service Supply Chain Team Leader, Tompkins Associates

Analyst Insight: Selection of service providers in the area of reverse logistics is getting more complex for the companies that are following the "triple bottom line" philosophy. Additional criteria in the selection process are required to ensure that the relationship between the customer and the service provider increases sustainability efforts and enhances the value of the network both upstream and downstream.

Heavy-Duty Truck Net Orders in Line with Low Expectations

March 8, 2010

ACT Research Co.

Transportation & Distribution: From Local and Tactical to Global and Strategic

March 5, 2010

Greg Aimi, research director, AMR Research

Analyst Insight: As the economic recovery proceeds, companies should be changing their sights from mere tactical cost-cutting measures to more strategic improvement initiatives. Productivity increases and cost containment are now considered a given at the leading companies. The bigger benefits are coming from companies that are integrating logistics and distribution more broadly into innovative supply chain improvement strategies.

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their impact on supply chain management. New customer expectations for green and ethical products and practices are transforming the way companies do business — and requiring more supply chain transparency than ever before. As solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are leveraging sustainability and CSR to stay ahead of the competition in their industries.