Sustainability

Sustainability

Pelt8

Sustainability, Trends

Start-up Pelt8 helps gather sustainability data from supply chain partners

Swiss-based Pelt8, founded three years ago, offers companies a SaaS tool to easily collect sustainability data from supply chain partners. From the tool, reports can automatically be created that comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting …

due diligence directive

Sustainability, Trends

EU countries vote against corporate due diligence directive

European Member States unexpectedly voted against the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. This EU directive would require businesses to vet their supply chains for abuses such as child labour or environmental pollution. Back in December, negotiators …

Anne van de Poel, Bonduelle

Sustainability, Trends

Anne van de Poel, Bonduelle: “Supply chain facilitates our growth strategy”

Rooted in the land, producing vegetables together with partner farmers and in close proximity to consumers – that has been the strategy of French family-owned company Bonduelle since 1853. This approach preserves the freshness of …

Heineken

Sustainability, Trends

Heineken explores electric transport for cross-border freight

Heineken is exploring electric freight transport on the route between the brewery in the Dutch city of Den Bosch and the distribution centre in Duisburg, Germany. This is expected to help the brewery reduce carbon …

Pierre Mille, Versuni

Exclusively in magazine, Sustainability, Trends

Pierre Mille, Versuni: “All our supply chain strategies are built on product circularity”

As Supply Chain Lead at fast-growing business Versuni, Pierre Mille has a huge amount on his agenda. Previously known as Philips Domestic Appliances, Versuni is one of the last spin-offs from Royal Philips. The product …

CO2 emissions

Sustainability, Trends

CO2 emissions per parcel down 56% over last five years

The CO2 emissions of a parcel in the last mile have dropped by 56% compared to 2018, to an average of 100 grams. This is according to research by Thuiswinkel.org in collaboration with Topsector Logistiek …

Bestseller

Sustainability, Trends

New Bestseller distribution centre combines design with sustainability

Danish fashion firm Bestseller is proving that distribution centres don’t necessarily have to be ugly ‘big box’ buildings. In the Dutch town of Lelystad, the company plans to construct a distribution centre (DC) that combines …

Amazon

Sustainability, Trends

Amazon skips outer boxes for parcel shipments

In the Netherlands, Amazon has started shipping goods to customers in the manufacturer’s original packaging, without an extra outer box. This new packaging initiative reduces carbon emissions by making transportation lighter and requiring fewer packaging …

toll rate Germany

Sustainability, Trends

Higher toll rate bumps up cost of road freight in Germany

Transport companies driving to or through Germany will face significantly higher costs as of next month when the toll rate for trucks (the Maut) will almost double due to the introduction of a carbon tax. …

Albert Heijn

Sustainability, Trends

Albert Heijn introduces zero-emission deliveries and replenishment in major city centres

Dutch grocery retailer Albert Heijn (AH) has set itself the climate goal of being a zero-emission supermarket chain by 2050. Its own operations (stores, distribution centres and offices) have been entirely climate-neutral since 2021, mainly …

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