Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

Five Key Takeaways From the Latest IPCC Report on Climate Change

August 9, 2021

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its latest comprehensive report on the state of global climate science — just the sixth in the body’s more than 30-year history.

China Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as Ports Shut

August 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Extreme weather in China is becoming the latest challenge to global supply chains, as a heavy typhoon season threatens to further delay goods stuck at some of the world’s busiest container ports.

Biden Proposes Stronger Than Expected Vehicle Emission Rules

August 5, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration Thursday proposed new mileage standards and limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks that exceeded what some environmentalists feared would be issued.

Case Study

One Small Step for a Shipper Toward Embracing Electric Trucks

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Packaging product distributor Veritiv partners with Penske Truck Leasing to pioneer the use of an electrically powered big rig in Southern California.

CASE STUDY

Tracing the Supply-Chain Journey of Green Products With Blockchain

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Covalent, a new fashion brand using carbon-negative materials in its line of accessories, turns to IBM to create a blockchain that tracks and verifies the positive environmental impact of its products.

DHL to Add Electric Planes to Fleet in Pursuit of Zero Emissions

August 4, 2021

Bloomberg

The race toward zero-emission logistics chains is expanding from the road to the skies.

The End of Waste-Generating Supply Chains

Breaking Down the EU's Latest Sustainable Business Benchmarks

August 3, 2021

Andrey Koptelov, SCB Contributor

The EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is a classification system that defines which economic activities contribute towards six essential environmental objectives.

The Winners and Losers in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

August 3, 2021

Bloomberg

A Senate plan to spend $550 billion on U.S. infrastructure stands to benefit industries heavily dependent on transportation, with companies including Amazon.com Inc., FedEx Corp. and Comcast Corp. among the biggest winners.

How Automated Packaging Makes E-Commerce Better

July 29, 2021

Konstantin Bohmeyer, SCB Contributor

Oversized boxes lead to lost capacity, higher transport costs and negative environmental impact.

August 3, 2021, 10:00 AM ET

The Value of a Global Digitized Health Community

July 28, 2021

OneNetwork

Join Iain Barton, Rene Berger, Chad Davenport, Cobus Rossouw, and Greg Brady for an insightful discussion on current challenges and new technologies and processes that will improve the distribution of humanitarian aid and disaster relief globally.

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.