Sustainability الأرشيف

10 Reasons Sustainability is Pandemic-Proof

The economic damage and costly business disruption brought on by the global spread of the COVID-19 virus have failed to …

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COVID-19
Digital/Tech
Environment
Supply Chain
Trade

Green Retailing for Sustainability Optimized Supply Chain

As global focus shifts toward addressing and combating the effects of climate change, the retail industry must adapt to meet …

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Environment
Logistics How-To
SMEs
Supply Chain
Trade
Warehousing

What is Green Distribution and Sustainable Logistics

Businesses that regularly transport goods often ask an important question: What is green distribution, and is it a feasible way to …

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Digital/Tech
Environment
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain
Warehousing

Guide to sustainable and green supply chain practices

Environmentally conscious businesses often ask a critical question: What are green supply chain practices, and what’s the first step to developing …

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Environment
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain
Warehousing

How green warehouse practices reduce cost: The double benefit of environmental sustainability

By understanding how green warehouse practices reduce cost, modern companies reap the benefits of improved bottom lines while boosting their corporate image. …

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Ecommerce
Environment
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain
Warehousing

What is green warehousing? How sustainable warehouses can satisfy stakeholders, improve the bottom line, and prioritize the planet

What is green warehousing? And why is it important in the modern business climate? As the Information Age advances and …

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Environment
Warehousing

A pragmatist’s guide to zero-emission logistics

Originally published at the WEF Agenda blog on January 17th, 2019This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting …

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Environment
Supply Chain

Why your supply chain needs blockchain

When a shirt is shipped from China to a shop in Europe, it passes through a complicated and sometimes slow …

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Digital/Tech
Fair Labor
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain
Trade

The perfect match: how digital platforms connect truckers and freight

Brazil is the third-largest trucking market in the world after China and the USA, but has historically struggled with poor …

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Digital/Tech
Environment
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain

Harnessing Solar Power in the Middle East

A look at the Gulf region where solar energy has been a tough sell in the face of cheap electricity …

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Environment
Supply Chain

Best Practices for Sustainable Supply Chain

Best practices for sustainability in supply chain also mean tough questions for companies. Agility’s Mariam Al-Foudery lays out some key …

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Environment
Fair Labor
Logistics How-To
Supply Chain
Warehousing

Small is Beautiful

A sustainable vegetable garden in the arid demilitarized zone between Sudan and South Sudan brings relief to workers supporting the …

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Environment
Supply Chain

Modern Slavery

The United Nations calls modern slavery – human trafficking, child labor and debt labor – the world’s second-largest criminal industry. …

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Fair Labor
Supply Chain

The Green Warehouse

Businesses are greening their warehouses to lower costs and reduce resource in pursuit of zero-net energy (ZNE) even without the …

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Environment
Warehousing

Fair Labor in the Middle East

Agility’s fair labor program in the Middle East was a groundbreaking initiative more than 10 years ago and has helped …

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Fair Labor
Supply Chain
Trade

Supply Chain Sustainability at the heart of Corporate DNA

Expert Tensie Whelan argues that sustainability as an intrinsic part of corporate DNA drives operational efficiency and innovation, and delivers …

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Environment
Ethics
Logistics How-To
SMEs
Supply Chain
Trade