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Is your supply chain ready for activist investors?
The next supply chain challenge may not involved congested ports or empty shelves, but the demands of activist investors.

Toyota Material Handling earns 2021 Indiana Governor’s award for environmental excellence
Since 2018, TMH’s CO2 reduction projects have resulted in a 22% reduction in electricity consumption, a 23% reduction in natural gas consumption, and a 37% reduction in CO2 emissions.

Choosing the Right Recycled and Reusable Packaging to Help the Environment and Your Supply Chain
You have choices when it comes to packaging materials and in this webinar, we will walk through different materials and how it impacts your supply chain.

U.S. Department of Energy recognizes REI distribution center for energy efficiency
280,000-square-foot solar panels, 'hypershairs' for employees and robotic fulfillment technologies help cut energy costs and environmental impact.


Menasha Corporation corporate social responsibility report outlines progress toward 2020 goals
Subsidiary ORBIS helped environmental goals by investing in technologies to improve the environmental impact of its operations.

Brambles, owner of CHEP and IFCO brands, recognized as leader in sustainable sourcing
Global environmental disclosure platform recognizes Brambles as one of the six global leaders in fighting supply-chain deforestation.

Ship & Shore Environmental launches “Keeping Up with EPA” campaign for packaging industry
Campaign in response to significant increase in regulatory agency visits to manufacturing facilities across the U.S.

Apex Tool Group donates tools, use of warehouse to Harvey, Irma relief
$340,000 in in-kind donations made to nonprofits ToolBank USA, Houston ToolBank and Trusted World.

MaxLite opens distribution center in Indiana
Expansion enables two-day shipping of MaxLite products nationwide.

Corrugated Packaging Alliance releases new report showing industry’s environmental progress
Corrugated container recovery, increased usage of renewable, carbon-neutral energy and decreased overall use of fossil fuels contribute to 35% reduction of greenhouse gases between 2006 and 2014.

DHL challenges smart minds to develop innovative robotics and green solutions
Visionaries invited to submit ideas for self-driving delivery carts or sustainable logistics concepts.

Crown Lift Trucks in Lexington achieves zero landfill status
Team collaborates with several partners to recycle and re-purpose materials.

Reducing carbon pollution and supply chain efficiency remains challenging
More progress is needed for federal goals of carbon pollution reduction to see subsequent supply chain gains.

Sustainability and your lift truck
Yale's Bill Pfleger helps put the lofty concept into perspective.


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