Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

EPA, DOT Propose Measures to Reduce Truck Bus Pollution

June 24, 2015

New "clean truck" standards have been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to improve fuel economy and reduce pollution from the nation's freight trucks and buses.

TNT Rolls Out Electric Express Delivery Vehicles in Amsterdam, Rotterdam

June 22, 2015

TNT

TNT is deploying seven 3.5-tonne electric express delivery vehicles for its operations in and around Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as a partner of Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe, an urban e-mobility project supported by the European Commission. FREVUE seeks to demonstrate to industry, consumers and policy makers how electric vehicles can meet the growing need for sustainable urban logistics.

Walgreens Slashes Supply-Chain Energy Costs

June 12, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Nick Finia, senior manager of energy management and infrastructure capital investment at The Walgreen Company.

Hydraulic Fracturing Causes Another Split Between Conservative and Liberal State

June 11, 2015

The Hill

Fracking is creating a new dividing line between the nation's red and blue states.

EPA Finds Fracking Not Responsible for Widespread Environmental Damage

June 10, 2015

Bloomberg

Hydraulic fracturing has contaminated some drinking water sources, but the damage is not widespread, according to a landmark U.S. study of water pollution risks that has supporters of the drilling method declaring victory and foes saying it revealed reason for concern.

Returns: The 'Ticking Time Bomb' of Multichannel Retailing

June 10, 2015

Tom Enright, Research Director, Gartner

CIPS Partners With Procurious on Social Media

June 8, 2015

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is partnering with Procurious, an online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals, to form a social media knowledge initiative.

Optimizing the Omnichannel Supply Chain

June 8, 2015

Burton White, VP Industry Supply Chains, Chainalytics

Increases Predicted for Long-term Energy Costs

June 4, 2015

Worldwatch Institute

Although gas prices are temporarily low at the pump, long-term energy costs are on the rise. According to State of the World 2015 contributing author Nathan John Hagens, a former hedge fund manager who teaches human macro-ecology at the University of Minnesota, nations are papering over those costs with debt. Higher energy costs are leading to continued recessions, excess claims on future natural resources, and more-severe social inequality and poverty.

Use of Renewable Energy at Highest Rate in More Than 80 Years

June 3, 2015

Maritime Executive

In 2014, renewable energy accounted for 9.8 percent of total domestic energy consumption. This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply.

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.