FromGreenBiz: “Environmental and agriculture groups, growers and some of the world’s biggest food buyers — Wal-Mart, Sysco and Sodexo among them — have developed a new coalition to incorporate sustainability from the field to the table for specialty crops. More than 30 companies and organizations from around the country are members of the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops, which will develop a system for optimizing the supply chain for growing, distributing and selling a number of specialty crops — in this case, a broadly defined group of crops including fruits, vegetables, nuts and horticultural crops.”
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CEVA Logistics Wins Lean & Green Award
From CEVA: ” CULEMBORG, The Netherlands, CEVA, a leading global supply chain management company, was awarded the Lean & Green Award 2008 by Connekt, a Dutch forum that promotes smart and sustainable ‘mobility’ thinking among logistic service providers, shippers, NGO’s, Governmental bodies and international partners.
Steps Toward a Greener Supply Chain
From infoworld.com: “From the way products are packaged to the means by which they’re shipped, waste abounds in the supply chain. That’s the case made by Paul Brody and Mondher Ben-Hamida, supply chain experts for IBM’s Global Business Services. In a recent article that warrants reading on Environmental Leader, the duo have outlined steps toward cutting supply-chain waste.
Greening the Supply Chain for the Greater Good
From Greenerbuildings.com: “Companies are under pressure to make their supply chains greener. There are several reasons but most revolve around regulations, quality and enhancing value for companies and their suppliers. During the last four years, the nonprofit World Environment Center has helped companies such as Alcoa, General Motors, Dow Chemical and Johnson and Johnson strengthen their extended supply chains. The results from these projects are compiled and analyzed in “Greening the Supply Chain in Emerging Markets: Some Lessons from the Field.” The report is second in our new GreenBiz Reports series by thought leaders in the green business arena.” See the transcript or listen to the podcast at Greening the Supply Chain for the Greater Good
Green Supply Chain Needs an Apollo Program
From scmr.com: “Earlier this year, congressman and author Jay Inslee spoke to a gathering of Bainbridge Graduate Institute MBA students about his book – Apollo’s Fire, Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy. Congressman Inslee offers a well-thought out hypothesis that there is a need for “a revolution that will transform our economy with new technologies, reinvest in our communities, and create millions of new ‘green collar’ jobs.” This revolution, I believe, must not only begin in clean energy but also must be started in all areas of sustainability.”
DHL Says Small Efficiencies Can Deliver Big Carbon Savings
From Greenbiz.com: “”The first thing you need to understand about greening a supply chain is that the term ‘green’ is not specific enough. It has the wrong connotations. This is about saving money and becoming efficient.” That is the view of Karl Feilder, chief executive of DHL Neutral Services, a subsidiary of the delivery giant set up to improve the efficiency of both DHL’s and its customers’ supply chains.
Explore the Supply Chain as a Carbon Target
From Australian Business: “While the Australian Government continues its consultations on the proposed emissions trading scheme, companies in Britain have begun looking for creative ways to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing energy use in their supply chains. Booz & Co Sydney-based consultant Greg Lavery said several British companies had been examining more energy-efficient supply chains as a “hidden source of emissions reductions”.
Grocers Going Green with GreenChill Program
(Washington, D.C. – Sept. 9, 2008) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named Giant Eagle Inc. and Harris Teeter Inc. as the first winners of its GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Environmental Achievement Award. The award recognizes the two food retailers for emitting the lowest rates of ozone-depleting refrigerant in GreenChill’s first year.
Six Steps for Greening Your Retail Supply Chain
From Businesswire.com: “RockBlocks Group, Inc., a leader in global sourcing and supply chain solutions for consumer packaged goods, grocery, electronics, department & specialty stores, branded apparel and footwear retailers, today announced a list of Six Steps for Greening Your Global Supply Chain to help retailers achieve a competitive advantage while adopting environmentally responsible manufacturing practices. Green supply chains not only reduce overall environmental impact, but improve the strength, efficiency and productivity of supply chain operations.” Six Steps for Greening Your Retail Supply Chain
Kraft Goes Green with Underground Facility
“Kraft Foods today marked the opening of a 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Springfield Underground that will serve as a central distribution hub for the food manufacturer.
The facility, 3610 E. Kearney St., was built-to-suit by owner Springfield Underground, according to a news release. Westerville, Ohio-based Exel staffs the center with 91 employees who provide inbound and outbound services including storage of finished goods, order picking and fulfillment.