Action to support a more sustainable future is growing. In the last month we saw Sainsbury’s CEO call for collaboration to foster a more sustainable, resilient food system, and the Coles Group in Australia asked for submissions from the public to share their ideas on how to halve the country’s food waste.
People around the world also came together to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April. This year’s theme, Planet vs Plastics, aimed to raise awareness about the harms of plastic pollution calling for a 60% reduction in production by 2040 and the elimination of single use plastics.
Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging is at the heart of IGD’s Sustainable Packaging Business Case. PalletEarth was thrilled to collaborate with IGD on the report that illustrates how adopting more sustainable packaging systems will benefit business sustainability and commerciality. You can read the executive summary here.
Harnessing the benefits of technology can also support businesses achieve cost-saving and efficiency goals. In our third whitepaper – Unlocking Efficiency we explore real-world case studies that showcase the immediate cost savings and rapid ROI that can be achieved through well-implemented AI technology.
There are many more actions that challenge the status quo to support a more sustainable tomorrow. We share a selection of these in the following issue, that we hope you enjoy reading.
Dave and the PalletEarth team
Jumbo’s efforts to remove plastic packaging from locally sourced cucumbers, leeks and peppers is forecast to save more than 50 tonnes of plastic per year and eliminate of 140 tonnes of C02e emissions. The change reinforces how using returnable plastic containers (RPC’s), and strong pallets, can provide the protection needed for fresh product, allowing for reduced plastic and cardboard packaging.
At a conference in March, Asda asked its suppliers to sign up to a new data platform Eco Vadis to measure carbon emissions, treatment of workers, ethics and procurement practices. It said the data provided by its suppliers will help it to better understand and integrate its suppliers ESG and carbon performance across the business. Asda also committed to undertake an Eco Vadis assessment.
A report released by data and analytics group Gobal Data, has predicted that the future of agriculture will be underpinned by robots. ‘Robotics in Agriculture’ looks at how robotics can achieve precision in agriculture processes, automating machines and supporting vertical farming to help tackle climate change and labour shortages.
This article by the Business Continuity Institute offers a well referenced overview of the key trends that companies need to have on their radar over the next 12 months as they navigate the challenges facing our modern-day supply chains.
With consumers and suppliers demanding more information on how your company is reducing its environmental footprint, how can you navigate the fine line between being transparent or being accused of greenwashing? This report by Conventus Law explores the interplay between sustainability standards and advertising from a UK and EU perspective.
Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, is a leading example of a truly circular economy. Here, material exchange centre’s prevent everything from dishes to electronic devices from going to waste. The innovative example of reuse in action shows just what can be achieved with community commitment and support.
How can salt, air, bricks and hand-warmer gel be used as alternatives to conventional batteries to store energy in the form of heat? Recent innovation is looking at how these everyday items can be used to support our energy hungry future. And its gaining attention by government, industry and engineers. Read about how a clutch of start-ups are now aiming to industrialise the practice.
The University of Exeter and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries recently collaborated to produce the report: The Emperors New Climate Scenarios – Limitations and assumptions of commonly used climate-change scenarios in financial services. The report looks at how applying actuarial principles to climate-change scenarios can help financial service institutions and regulators to understand current modelling limitations in order to build and adopt new models that may help implement real change.
The simple steps that could save USD$163 billion in preventable waste each year. The first in a series of whitepapers, PalletEarth’s ‘Supply Chain Waste – a preventable billion-dollar problem’, concisely outlines the issue at hand as well as the simple steps businesses can take.
In PalletEarth’s third whitepaper, we explore real-world case studies showcasing the immediate cost savings and rapid return on investment (ROI) that companies can achieve through well-implemented AI technologies.
“To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill
For modern day businesses, pivoting to respond to the ever-changing economic landscape is the new normal.
Carl McInerney, Business Development Director UK & Europe at PalletEarth, explains how we’re changing the way the world moves!
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” Abraham Lincoln
In the fourth issue of Earth Evolution we continue to keep you up to date and informed on the latest innovations, trends and news in the supply chain industry
Achieving ongoing sustainability
improvements requires long term relationship driven change.
“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.” Barack Obama
In the third issue of Earth Evolution we continue to keep you up to date and informed on the latest innovations, trends and news in the supply chain industry
Dave Cashmore talks about how PalletEarth’s unique tracking feature enables full visibility of your pallet
“The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles.” Oren Harari
This is our last newsletter for 2024. The team and I wish you all a happy and, if possible, relaxing festive period wherever you may be based in the world and whatever your plans are. We look forward to talking more in 2025.
