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Freight Forwarding: Steering the Course Towards a Greener, Smarter Logistics Future

3BL Media

Freight accounts for nearly 8%, but when combined with warehousing operations, grows to 11%, according to the MIT Supply Chains Initiative. Within the supply chain ecosystem, freight forwarders will increasingly play a pivotal role in driving sustainability, digitalization, and resilience across the industry.”

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Making Supply Chains More Inclusive and Secure

3BL Media

Access to digital tools and platforms has given a new generation of small businesses owners the ability reach customers far beyond Main Street. Access to digital tools and platforms has given a new generation of small businesses owners the ability reach customers far beyond Main Street. This is a sector ripe for digital modernization.

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Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments

GreenBiz

Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments. We are going to hold our supply chain to the same standards that we hold ourselves in the areas of environmental impact, labor standards, and diversity and inclusion. Heather Clancy. Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:00. Pull Quote.

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

GreenBiz

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. trillion industry accounts for about 8 percent of the world’s carbon emissions when considering the entire value chain — higher than the entire iron and steel manufacturing industry combined, for comparison. Phylicia Wu. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00.

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Collaborating, Listening, Iterating: Early Lessons From the Digital Equity Accelerator

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Last year, HP announced an audacious goal to accelerate digital equity for 150 million people by 2030. The reality is that communities across the globe face a digital equity crisis — where lack of access to devices, connectivity, digital literacy skills, and relevant, high-quality content keep millions behind.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

As 2021 begins, more companies are seeing their strategies for addressing deforestation deep down into their supply chains scrutinized. . "We Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains.

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Transforming Manufacturing with Digital Technology and Collaboration

Cisco CSR

Digital transformation is fueling what is often called the fourth industrial revolution. To compete effectively, manufacturers must switch from static to dynamic operations by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing, supply chain technology, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).