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Fueling the Plastic Trash-to-Cash Pipeline

While some plastics are recycled, far too many are not - and end up buried in landfills or littered where they can enter delicate marine ecosystems.

CO2 Emissions from Ocean Vessels Has Been on Decline Since 2009, Study Says

Annual reporting from BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group indicates that average CO2 emissions per container per kilometer for global ocean transportation routes have declined by 8.4 percent from 2013 to 2014 and by more than 29 percent since 2009.

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What Would Emission Control Area Mean for Shipping in Port of Singapore?

A Singapore-based scientist has urged the nation to implement an emission control area (ECA) to combat rising pollution.

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Report Tracks Resource Damage Caused by 'Untrammeled Consumerism'

From coal to cars to coffee, consumption levels are breaking records, and the acceleration of resource depletion, pollution and climate change may come with underappreciated social and environmental costs, according to the Worldwatch Institute.

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Market for Drones Built to Inspect Wind Turbines Could Be Worth $6bn by 2024, Report Says

To inspect the blades of the more than 270,000 wind turbines operating globally, technicians have traditionally relied on binoculars and field scopes from the ground, or have scaled the turbines with the help of ropes or cables. Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are providing a safer option, with the benefit of higher-resolution imaging. Cumulative global revenue for wind turbine UAV sales and inspection services is expected to reach nearly $6bn by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report.

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Supplier Compliance Programs: The Gap Between Talk and Walk

Companies say they have effective supplier compliance programs in place. But reality says something quite different.

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Labelmaster Issues New Emergency Response Guidebook

Labelmaster has developed the 2016 edition of its Emergency Response Guidebook.

Opportunity to Reduce Climate Risks Missed by Major Food Producers, Report Claims

Many of the world's biggest food, beverage and tobacco brands are missing their biggest opportunity to mitigate climate risks, according to analysis by global non-profit CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.

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Carbon Offset Program May Have Boosted Amount of Emissions, Study Finds

A study released by the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) has revealed serious issues with the environmental integrity of carbon credit issued under Joint Implementation (JI). According to the review, about three-quarters of the carbon credits issued under JI may have actually increased emissions by about 600 million metric tons.

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The 'Ticking Time Bomb' of Multichannel Retailing

Tom Enright, research director with Gartner, talks about his recently completed survey on the challenges that are confronting multichannel retailers today, with a particular focus on the issue of returns. He offers his view on what constitutes excellence in the returns process.

Why Hands-Free Phones Aren't the Answer to Driver Safety

All those nifty new communications devices installed in modern-day vehicles promise to make commercial trucking more efficient than ever before. And more dangerous, too.

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Moving From a Supply Chain to a Supply Web

It's time to stop thinking of your supply chain as an endless stream of entities, all nicely linked together; it is much more complex than that.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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