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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) You get the idea. but they must do so in a socially responsible and environmentally-friendly way.

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How to be an Eco-Friendly Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Another survey found that 73% of global consumers would “definitely” or “probably” change their buying behavior to reduce environmental impact. If your brand is positively associated with eco-friendly partners and practices, this can definitely give you a competitive edge. By 2025, studies suggest that ecommerce sales will surpass $1.3

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. Saint-Gobain also has a goal for organic growth of 3 – 5% through 2025.

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Opening up the angles for multimodal

Automotive Logistics

For every new DDA, we do a normal tendering process and, of course, there is a quality gate at the beginning to see whether the companies applying are qualified to be in the process; not everybody is,” explains Decker. . CATRC forecasts that by 2025 there could be 5m vehicles exported from China.

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Mars, AB InBev, and the Art of Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

There is of course a system of checks and balances for global corporations when looking at supply chain sustainability, as even though they may have the best intentions, profitability is still the main business driver. AB InBev definitely sees an opportunity to use more data to understand the impact of climate change on the value chain.

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Smart Lagos: Status, prospects and opportunities

247 Customs Broker

He had a more engaging definition of what a smart city is. This is an exaggeration, of course. The Lagos Development Plan (2012-2025) embodies what the authorities hope to achieve over the next decade. Other programmes to be offered in due course, include “co-investments”, “program vouchers”, and “accelerator”.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

We saw longer lead times that definitely impacted our customers.”. At the time it was assumed it was going to be 54.5mpg by 2025. At the time, they thought by 2025, two-thirds of the market would be passenger cars. Rail headaches. “The miles per gallon (mpg),” said Mason. That is a moving target. It is just the opposite.”.