Supply Chain

Forget biofuel. The logistics sector is focused on gas
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22 Jan. — written by Mike Scott, Carbon Copy Communications
Mike Scott finds a UK logistics industry keen to do more to drive efficiency, cut costs - and find new solutions to old problems. Freight transport accounts for around a …
B&Q is seeking a long-term, sustainable replacement to peat – Can you help?
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11 April 2011 — started by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
In the early 1990s, environmental NGOs, and then the UK government identified the use of peat in growing media for gardening and horticulture as unsustainable, and the …
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The tragedy of waste: How the industry is eating its words and changing its ways to respond
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14 Jan. — written by Sarah Daly, mygreeneye
Sarah Daly at Best Foot Forward shows how the industry is eating its words and changing its ways to respond. Shocking news from a report by the Institution of Mechanical …
Asda-Walmart Announces Supplier Sustain & Save Exchange
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2 Feb. 2012 — written by Julian Walker-Palin, Asda Walmart
It is my pleasure to announce the launch of the Asda Sustain & Save Exchange on 2degrees. We believe that the Exchange will help us to explore new and innovative ways of …
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How Heineken and Maersk Line are reducing their environmental impact through collaboration
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10 Jan. — written by Jonathan Morris, BSR
Jonathan Morris of BSR looks at how companies such as Heineken and Maersk Line are improving their environmental performance through collaboration in the Clean Cargo Working …
2degrees Sustainability Essentials: Supply Chain
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9 Sept. 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
The 2degrees Sustainability Essentials Series provides the necessary guidance to a range of topics, for companies at the start of their sustainability journeys, or for …
Big fines for giant US retailers for ‘bamboozling’ customers
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9 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
US retail giants Amazon, Macy’s, Max Studio and Sears have been ordered to pay big fines for mislabelling their products and trying to pass off rayon fabrics as genuine …
Tesco trials extended-length trailers
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10 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
UK retailer Tesco is trialling the use of 25 extended-length refrigerated trailers as part of plans to cut its carbon emissions on the road. The company will use trailers …
Will the Puma leather ban deliver real environmental gains?
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14 Sept. 2012 — written by Richard Sheane, Best Foot Forward
By Richard Sheane, Best Foot Forward The global sportswear giant Puma recently announced that it will have to stop using leather in the future because it is so …
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Are We Drowning in Labels?
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28 May 2012 — written by Sally Vivian, URS
Do labels work? With the launch of the 2degrees Essentials Labeling Guide, Sally Vivian of URS discusses the purpose of labelling and questions whether labels are being used …
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