Sustainability

Sustainability

Circulor

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Circulor

Founded by Douglas Johnson-Poensgen and Veera Johnson in London, UK, in 2017, Circulor enables businesses to fully analyse, track and manage their supply chains to support responsible sourcing, analyse supply chain emissions and improve sustainability. …

Volker Schmitz

Sustainability, Trends

Volker Schmitz, HP Inc.: “You cannot be successful without focus on the customer experience”

As working and studying from home became the new norm last year, demand for personal computers and home printers rose significantly. As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of PCs and printers, HP Inc. has …

Fairphone

Sustainability, Trends

Fairphone’s industry influence continues to grow

Fairphone, a Dutch producer of ethical smartphones, continues to increase its influence on the electronics industry. The company achieved an 87% increase in sales in 2020 and became profitable for the first time, according to …

ESG

Sustainability, Trends

‘Potential tensions’ in ESG in supply chains

More and more companies are prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) in their supply chains. But while companies recognize the importance of achieving sustainable outcomes, they are less inclined to acknowledge that most of that …

human rights

Sustainability, Trends

German businesses must soon screen suppliers for human rights compliance

German businesses will soon be legally obliged to screen their suppliers for compliance with human rights standards. The Bundestag (German parliament) approved the supply chain bill or Lieferkettengesetz (LKG) on 11 June. The bill is already …

Dirk Holbach

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Dirk Holbach, Henkel: ‘‘Sustainability is the biggest challenge of the next decade’’

Henkel is one of the frontrunners in supply chain innovation. At this year’s inNOWvate Supply Chain Event on 18 May, Chief Supply Chain Officer Dirk Holbach shared his vision and experiences of innovation: “We’ve moved …

Janet Godsell

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Janet Godsell: “Use your authority and become a pathfinder”

How can we make our supply chains sustainable? That’s the question companies must answer over the next 15 years. “If we stick to our linear supply chains, we’ll create a world on the brink of …

sustainable delivery options

Sustainability, Trends

‘Encourage consumers to choose sustainable delivery options’

A few simple changes to a web shop’s checkout page can prompt consumers to make more sustainable delivery choices, according to Wijnand Jongen, Director of Thuiswinkel.org: “This is an easy way for e-tailers to contribute …

circularity

Content, Reports, Sustainability

Circularity needed in ICT supply chain to significantly reduce waste

As the digital transformation of society continues, the Dutch ICT supply chain is generating a continuous flow of written-off hardware. To improve sustainability, it is crucial to promote circularity in the ICT supply chain. This …

online shopping

Sustainability, Trends

Online shopping is sometimes the most environmentally friendly option

Is today’s online shopping boom bad for the environment? Not necessarily, according to new research by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and TNO. In late 2019, they conducted a broad survey into the effect of …

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