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Shipping Emissions in Focus: Ship It Zero Reveals Amazon, LG, Samsung and Home Depot’s Stalled Progress

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We need these companies to clean up their shipping act and commit to 100% zero-emission ocean shipping by 2030, and we call on IKEA to lead its industry peers towards a zero emission future!” “Big IKEA has a head start, but it’s not too late for Home Depot, LG, Samsung, and e-commerce giant Amazon to correct course.

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Are Batteries the Trade War China’s Already Won?

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The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030 — up from around $28 billion now. is on course to capture only a small piece of that. But the U.S.

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Report: Bureaucracy Has Blown EU Wind Power Off Course

Supply Chain Brain

In 2024, wind provided 20% of Europe's energy, with EPITWind calling for that number to increase to 30% by 2030, and 50% by 2050.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Starbucks also said it would cut water usage for green coffee 50 percent by 2030. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing.

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Microsoft Is Using The Coupa Supply Chain Design Tool to Reduce Carbon Emissions

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In 2020, Microsoft committed to become carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050, the company aims to remove historical emissions since its founding in 1975. This of course generates carbon from transportation activities. Meanwhile, Microsoft opened roughly 100 new datacenters in 2023, and now has over 300 of them.

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How Southeast Asian manufacturers can use ERP to realign the supply chain

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Of course, the pandemic then hit global shores, not to mention the ripple effects of global trade wars. A report by the World Economic Forum states, ‘Increased productivity from “disruptive technologies” could unleash an additional $220 billion-$625 billion in annual economic impact in ASEAN by 2030. . In 2019, China accounted for 28.7

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Understanding Reverse Logistics: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

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Furthermore, the process involves sorting, inspecting, and determining the best course of action for each item, which demands significant time and effort. By 2030, global returns are expected to reach over $1 trillion annually. Lack of Visibility Tracking returned products throughout the reverse supply chain remains a common issue.