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How Six States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry

The U.S. trucking industry is set to be transformed by a handful of states adopting zero-emission vehicle requirements.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

New York State Considers the First Fashion Sustainability Law in the U.S.

New York would become the first state in the nation to require global fashion brands to disclose their climate and social impacts and take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under new bill.

A person carries a Nike Inc. branded shopping bag. Photo: Bloomberg.

HERE and Swiss Retailer Migros Offer CO2 Insights for Shippers and Fleet Operators

HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, announced a new commercial fleet analytics tool that predicts the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per route, considering factors such as vehicle and fuel type, traffic conditions and the road networks’ physical attributes, including topography, curvature, slope and elevation.

Watch: Is the C-Suite Lagging in Sustainability Efforts?

David South, senior principal for energy and utilities with West Monroe, discusses the results of the firm’s latest survey of top executives, and the progress they’re making toward supply chain sustainability.

Is the C-Suite Lagging in Sustainability Efforts?

Enhancing Food Traceability and Purity Through Direct Sourcing

Today’s global supply chains are so complex that merely identifying all of the parties involved in getting product to market, especially where there’s the potential for fraud, can be hugely difficult. So why not just cut out those intermediaries and deal directly with the actual supplier of raw materials?

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Higher Costs, Less Waste: Six Ways Supply Chains Will Change in 2022

With supply chain volatility continuing into the new year, many companies are making changes to prepare for future disruptions.

Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.

Watch: Promoting Human Values Through 'Transformative' Supply Chain Research

Supply chains can serve as a means of promoting the well-being of people, communities and society at large. Hannah Stolze, professor of supply chain management at Lipscomb University, explains how.

Promoting Human Values Through Transformative Supply Chain Research

Carbon-Reduction As a Competitive Advantage: Look to Your Supply Chain

Businesses now find themselves confronting an inevitability: that the health of their bottom and top lines depends on how adeptly they manage the costs associated with the overall environmental impact of their products, services and actions.

Smoke rises from cooling towers at a power station. Photo: Getty Images.

Five Supply Chain Trends to Expect in 2022

Companies are focusing on surviving the pandemic and its effects before looking into cutting-edge technology.

Warehouse employees view information on a digital tablet. Photo: Canva.

Establishing an Ethical Supply Chain Is a Business Imperative

More than 80% of Americans feel strongly about shopping for products that are ethically and sustainably sourced, research shows.

Rice, oats and other grains at a waste-free market. Photo: Anna Tarazevich/ Pexels.

Watch: Responsible Sourcing Is More Important Than Ever

Mike Landry, senior vice president and global leader for the supply chain service line of Genpact, explains the meaning of “responsible sourcing,” and tells why it’s so crucial to global supply chain management today.

Responsible Sourcing: More Important Than Ever

Podcast | Human Rights in the DRC’s ‘Artisanal’ Cobalt Mines

Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

Cut cobalt cathodes sit stacked. Photo: Bloomberg.

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