Tag Archives: supply chain
Trends in Green Supply Chain Efficiency Technology
Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has announced the recipients its 2012 Green Supply Chain Awards. This year’s fifth annual awards recognize 57 companies of all sizes that are using innovative practices to drive supply chain sustainability. “Leading companies recognize that initiating sustainable practices in their supply chain processes is key towards driving their competitive [...]
Walmart Announces Additional Sustainability Index Initiatives
Last month we reported that Walmart would evaluate its buyers on the sustainable products they purchase as part of their annual performance review, in an effort to get more of those products to store shelves. Now, Walmart has kicked that up a notch. At an event in Beijing, the company announced more initiatives that will green its supply chain [...]
Walmart’s China Supply Chain: Getting A Sustainable Facelift
One of the world’s largest corporations has announced a series of initiatives to make the company’s supply chain a bit more sustainable, particularly in China. At an event in Beijing, Walmart said that it will use the Sustainability Index to design more sustainable products, make its global supply chain more socially and environmentally accountable, and [...]
In Focus: Dupont’s Solar Quality Standards
Solar installations were removed from twenty-four San Diego Unified School District campuses after corrosion was discovered that threatened the possibility of electrical issues that could lead to fires. The 4.3-megawatt installation was built in 2005-06 by Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT). SIT was acquired by Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) (PINK:ENERQ) in 2009. ECD’s Uni-Solar manufactured the [...]
Top 5 Things Needed for A Sustainable Supply Chain
A sustainable supply chain is composed of five basic elements: Measurement, suppliers, design, partners and leadership. Here is a breakdown of these five elements by Michael Koploy from an article published in Corporate Social Responsibility. Koploy is an ERP Analyst at Software Advice and manager of Warehouse Management Systems Guide. He reports on news and trends within supply [...]
The Rise of Sustainable Supply Chains
After the recession of 2008 companies got leaner and part of this new way of doing business involves looking at inefficiencies throughout the value chain as a way to leverage cost and enhance savings. Lean efforts have been demonstrated to yield substantial environmental benefits (pollution prevention, waste reduction and reuse opportunities) as well as leverage [...]
The Future of the PV Supply Chain
The photovoltaic solar market has undergone some major declines over the last several years. This is due to numerous factors such as enormous increase in production from companies in China, the global economic slowdown, global bank credit crunch, collapse of the U.S. housing market, a significant end-user source, and other major issues. Key solar business [...]
Nike to Eliminate All Hazardous Chemicals out of Supply Chain by 2020
The world’s largest sportswear brand, Nike (NYSE: NKE), announced it will eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals across its global supply chain by 2020. The company says is will ensure full transparency regarding chemicals released from suppliers’ factories, and will also use its influence, knowledge and experience to eliminate hazardous chemicals from the clothing industry in general. Nike plans to publish [...]
China Presses The Go Button for Solar
When China announced its 12th Five Year Plan last year, it made some bold goals in sustainable energy: cutting energy intensity by 16%, carbon intensity by 17% and boosting non-fossil fuel sources to 11.4% of primary fuel consumption. Nearly one year on and there has been significant progress. China is well on the way to [...]