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Green Supply Chain Year in Review 2012 |
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Early in January, Clean Energy Fuels announces its "route plan" for the first phase of 150 new liquid natural gas (LNG) fueling stations for what it calls " In January, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is on the hot seat for the food and beverage giant's lack of sales growth and flat stock price over the past 5 years, which some are blaming on too much focus on healthy foods in recent years and a corresponding lack of attention to core soda business. In February, consumer and industrial products maker Henkel, a German company with significant presence in the US and around the globe, released its latest sustainability report, and announced an ambitious new Sustainability strategy for 2030 that aims to triple the company's production and resource efficiency over the next two decades, under the name of "Factor 3." In March, William Happer, a professor of physics at In April, Walmart releases its 2012 Sustainability report, indicating progress in an amazing amount of different areas of the supply chain and beyond. Notes, among many examples, that is has achieved its goal of seeing a reduction of energy consumption of 20% in the 200 largest factories in Also in April, New York Times article says Walmart used massive bribes to facilitate its hugely successful entry into the Mexican market a decade ago, but story does not really stick. SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore saysgoodwill Walmart has built up in In June, more momentum building for natural gas powered trucks to move freight. Shell says it is jumping into the natural gas filling station game, announcing plans to develop filling stations at some 100 Travel Centers of Also in June, the annual BP Review of World Energy is released, showing that global energy consumption grew by 2.5% in 2011, 71% of that coming from Again in June, The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issues report saying state's Cap and Trade program will cost the economy there much more than In July, major article from McKinsey promotes concept of the "Circular Economy," and asks in part whetherbusinesses should retain the rights to the products/materials they sell to consumers to drive recycling/re-use. Hmm…. In late August, Dr. Robert Frank, an economics professor at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at In September, at the IAA Commercial Vehicles expo in Hanover, Germany, several new tractor-trailer designs are unveiled that promise great improvements in aerodynamics and hence fuel consumption. German truck maker MAN, for example unveiled an aerodynamic class 8 tractor-trailer the company says can cut fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by some 25%.Company says the new tractor-trailer could be available to the market as soon as the next generation of its trucks are designed for production in just a few years. But that is only if the current length limits are relaxed, so that MAN can be confident in making the additional investments in design and production. In early October, legendary oil investor and Clean Energy Fuels founder Boone Pickens keynotes CSCMP annual conference in Atlanta, says natural gas trucks will be widespread in 7-8 years, 3-4 years if Congress ever approves loan program for truck buyers. In October, Walmart CEO Mike Duke said that the retail giant plans to have at least 70% of the products it procures being covered by its Sustainability index, and that its buyers will now be measured in part in their use of the measure in vendor/product selection to spur adoption. In early November, news that Walmart is testing in 2012 UN climate conference in
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