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The Top Green Supply Chain Stories of 2013 |
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18.01.2014 20:00 |
Метки (тэги, tags): What were the top stories in the Green supply chain in 2013? Here is our list, in chronological order. January: News buzz coming from reviews of the scheduled report from the he United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that claim the report will say impact of carbon emissions has been overstated. IPCC officials and others deny these reports. Truth later turns out to be somewhere in the middle (see below), as the politics of the report are thick. February: The Carbon Disclosure Project releases its annual supply chain report, based on surveys of the suppliers of more than 50 member companies, generally very large ones. Participation has certainly continued to grow. In the inaugural survey for 2009, 715 suppliers participated. In the 2013 report based on 2012 date, 2415 surveys were completed, a 30% increase over 2011 and up more than 200% since 2009. But the report finds that suppliers, not surprisingly, in general are not very advanced in carbon goals and programs. March: In its 2013 sustainability report, AP Moller-Maersk Group says that in 2012, its Maersk Line division (the world's largest container shipper) already reached its 2020 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 25% per container (TEU) from its benchmark 2007 levels - eight years ahead of time. To keep momentum, Maersk Line has raised the target to a 40% reduction in CO2 per container by 2020. However, most of the CO2 reduction came simply from so-called "slow steaming," in which ships travel at lower speeds. Reports say that large US and Canadian rail carriers are aggressively testing natural gas engines that could replace diesel fuel, as the trucking industry has already been doing. But there are barriers, such as a nearly $1 million cost to retrofit existing locomotives, and major investments in fueling infrastructure. April Controversial article in May Auto giant ford announced that the new Ford Fusion will be the first vehicle to be sold around the world to use recycled fabrics for its seats. The fabric of the 2013 Fusion hybrid are being made entirely of recycled materials. Ford hopes to keep the costs low by using Ford employees to collect some 2 million plastic bottles to serve as the feedstock for the production of recycled yarn. At the WERC conference, VP of logistics and demand chain Cristi Clinger of 7-11 convenience stores says that in many cases her company is delivering goods on their trucks to competitor outlets. While there are some cost savings from the work, the big driver is sustainability. June Interesting story on the fact that as many Euro countries are facing growing mandates and goals for use of renewable energy sources, many are turning to wood pellets created from US forests - probably not the renewables officials had in mind. Together, six Southern states - Excellent annual Statistical Review of World Energy from BP finds world primary energy consumption grew by 1.8% in 2012, well below the 10-year average of 2.6%. Consumption in OECD countries (developed economies) fell by 1.2%, led by a decline of 2.8% in the July Shipping giant UPS giant upped the natural gas ante by announcing that all of the 700 Class 8 vehicles it has ordered for delivery late in 2013 and into 2014 will run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The order follows five years and 300 million miles of successful experience with 2,700 trucks and package cars fueled by natural gas. August Chemicals, glass and paint company PPG says that "Green" products are helping to power its top and bottom lines. In 2012, the company's sales of green products were $3.05 billion, approximately 20% of total revenue, as it moves towards a goal of 30% of product sales by 2020. PPG has a number of attributes for what defines an environmental product, and includes products that reduce a customer's energy consumption, reduce the amount of resources required in manufacturing, or provide an extended life product. September The annual report from UN Global Compact, another environmental organization, finds that progress on sustainability is somewhat flat lining. "CEOs and board members are making meaningful commitments to sustainability progress at high percentages. From there, there's a drop-off, sometimes fairly steep, in the number of companies that are following through with actions to implement, measure and communicate sustainability," the report says. Within the supply chain domain, "While a majority of companies have established sustainability expectations for their suppliers, they are not tracking compliance or helping suppliers reach the desired goals," according to the report. October Executive summary of the UN IPCC report is released, causing strident commentary on all sides of the debate relative to global warming. This is the fifth such report, and first since 2007. The bottom line: the IPCC is more certain now than before that temperatures are rising and that man-made forces are responsible for a significant share of those increases. That said, the IPCC did scale back predictions for future temperature increases marginally. Lowes announces that it will now convert all of its nearly 70 trucks at its November Little meaningful action at the UN climate summit in New UN Prime Minister keeps election pledge by introducing legislation to kill unpopular carbon tax implemented less than two years earlier. Law has not yet been passed. December A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) says a growing number of companies headquartered or having major operations in the US are in one form or another now putting an internal price on carbon emissions, though many of the critical details remain fuzzy. CDP cites 29 major companies which say they have an internal carbon price of some kind, firms ranging from major utilities to Walmart, Jabil, GE and many more. However, the prices and practices vary dramatically.
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