Building more sustainable supply chains to support the movement to a circular economy
Abstract
Today’s consumers are increasingly eco-conscious, looking for ways to act sustainably in their day-to-day decision making. Unfortunately, some of the supply chain’s most basic activities, such as manufacturing and transportation, are not sustainable. Empty miles, product damage and even traditional recycling are complicating global efforts to reduce CO2. Rethinking how products move through the supply chain will require global collaboration. This article explores business-to-consumer and business-to-business efforts to change supply chain functions with sustainability in mind. Next, it provides examples of companies that are leading their industry’s efforts to ‘go green’, using strategies such as closed loop manufacturing and reduced product touches. Finally, it provides thoughts for companies looking to undertake their own sustainability initiatives.
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Author's Biography
Laura Nador joined Brambles in 2003 and was appointed President, CHEP North America and Global Executive Leader BXB Digital in July 2020, after holding a number of leadership positions within Brambles across multiple geographies. Laura was successively Director, Distributor Sales, CHEP Europe; Vice President, RPCs, Europe; Country General Manager, CHEP Spain and Portugal; and Vice President, Supply Chain, CHEP Latin America. In July 2016, she was appointed Senior Vice President of the CHEP USA Pooled Pallets business and then President, CHEP USA in March 2017, when she took on additional responsibilities for all pallets and containers businesses in the USA, before being appointed as President, CHEP North America in January 2018. Prior to Brambles, Laura worked for a number of years at the Fortune 500 logistics company, Ryder. Laura graduated as an Industrial Engineer from the University of Buenos Aires and holds a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School. CHEP is a supply chain solutions company servicing consumer packaged goods brands and retailers with 330m share and reuse pallets, crates and containers in more than 60 countries. It is the invisible backbone of the global supply chain, servicing 46 out of the top 50 CPG brands through a network of more than 750 service centres while managing over 500,000 delivery and collection points.
Citation
Nador, Laura (2021, March 1). Building more sustainable supply chains to support the movement to a circular economy. In the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, Volume 3, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/VTWQ8925.
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