I was an environmentalist before it was fashionable to be so. As a child, growing up in a town just west of the city of Toronto, Ontario, I encountered the budding environmental movement as a toddler. I have carried a deep appreciation and respect for Mother Earth throughout my life. My best friend’s mother – [...]
A little outside-the-box thinking, mixed with a willingness to change, can make a big difference. Juice producer and mega-giant Ocean Spray’s efforts to reduce costs as well as make a substantially positive environmental statement are very encouraging. They are demonstrating that bottom-line improvements and carbon footprint reductions are not mutually exclusive goals – in fact, [...]
Most practitioners in 21st century sustainable supply chains know – or at least think we know – what is meant by the term “carbon footprint.” But measuring the carbon footprint of products, activities, processes and people is a highly complex endeavor. Of course, our goal ought to be to craft a methodology that is clear, [...]
The Law of Supply and Demand is a fraud. As a recipient of a post-graduate degree in Economics, this came as quite a shock to me. To an economist, the Law of Supply and Demand is a sacrosanct as the Law of Gravity is to a physicist. It is supposed to be an immutable Truth. [...]
For many, NASCAR is emblematic of American patriotism. And it has long been recognized as a champion of technological innovation. So while it might come as a bit of a surprise that the stock car auto racing world would officially commit itself to promoting sustainable business practices, this might be described as simply the next [...]
“What gets measured gets done”. The maxim that has been attributed to such visionaries as Peter Drucker, Lord Kelvin, Tom Peters, and others, seems straightforward enough. Why is it that so many of us have difficulty putting it into practice? One secret is to measure those criteria that are important contributors to business performance or [...]
Imagine working in the world’s smartest, greenest building. In July 2012, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will be relocating into a new building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue. It might just be able to lay claim to being the epitome of sustainable facilities. It is expected that the building will be grated LEED Platinum [...]
Policies undertaken by the State of California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) are threatening the livelihood of 170,000 Americans employed in that state’s logistics services industry, according to research commissioned by the California Trucking Association. In a press release last week, the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) revealed the results of a lengthy investigation conducted by [...]
It’s easy for us to get caught up in the doom-and-gloom media coverage and activism about climate change, carbon footprints, and the damage that continues to be done to Mother Earth. Not withstanding the debate that continues regarding appropriate responses to environmental changes, it is important that we celebrate success when it happens. The World Wildlife [...]
For finished goods manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailer who are looking to embody sustainable practices into their supply chains, the packaging component is a very good, and obvious place to start. Environmentally-conscious consumers are looking to avoid products that exhibit excess packaging, items whose packaging cannot be recycled, and and materials that otherwise contribute to waste [...]
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