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‘Boxing Clever’: Realizing the Benefits of Intelligent Cartonization

Cartonization is getting more attention from businesses as rising volume demand and shipping restrictions drive up costs, and as warehouses surge-hire less-experienced packers to keep up.

Paccurate Boxing Clever Special Report

Amazon Is Trying to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive

Amazon last year committed to zeroing out its carbon footprint by 2040, or eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its activities. The goal is daunting, and there’s no specific plan for how to reach it.

Photo: Bloomberg

Loop Expands Services to Operate Nationwide

Loop, the global circular shopping platform launched last year by TerraCycle, announced that it is now available in every ZIP code in the 48 contiguous states.

The Gas Industry’s Survival Plan: Make Fuel From Cow Poop

By diverting cow waste into biodigesters in the process of making natural gas, the effect is a net climate win.

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Consumers Can Now Track Carbon in an Ear of Corn From Farm to Table

Companies will be soon able to track the carbon emissions from an ear of corn to a pork chop, allowing them to market products to environmentally conscious eaters.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: A New Report on Supply-Chain Sustainability

What makes a supply chain resilient? A discussion about the findings from a new study by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.

A New Report on Supply Chain Sustainability

Podcast | How to Cut Down on Global Food Waste

Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or go to waste — and a third of those losses occur in transit.

0613 A Food Rescue App

U.S., Europe Face Hurdles to Cut China Reliance for Rare Earths

The U.S. and Europe’s ambition to boost production of rare raw materials used in electric vehicles and wind turbines and reduce dependence on China will face obstacles, including higher costs and environmental concerns.

A truck with raw ore at open-pit mine in California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Companies Start Paying Off 'Carbon Debt' to Erase Past Sins

Companies routinely set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. But a new kind of environmental target is emerging that has been likened to paying reparations to victims of past injustice.

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Unilever Will Spend $1 Billion to Rid Cleaning Products of Fossil Fuels by 2030

When a company sets a goal to reach zero emissions within decades, it has to start cutting carbon on every possible front.

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Five Key Ideas to Keep in Mind When Fighting Climate Change

Years of research and evidence point to a convergence on a few central tenets.

A plastic water bottle floats near the port city of Balikpapan in Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon Buys Electric Mercedes Vans in Green Effort

The deal is Amazon’s biggest commitment to date to cut the carbon footprint of its delivery operations in Europe.

Source: Bloomberg

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