February 20, 2019 Bloomberg’s article “Amazon’s New Environmental Report Will Show How Bad Two-Day Shipping Is” mentioned the position from MIT Sustainable Logistics Director, Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez, regarding the environmental impact of fast shipping for...
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in carbon offsets by companies who wish to mitigate transport options but find themselves with limited green transport options in today’s market. In a new piece in Nature Sustainability, SSC’s Suzanne...
State of Sustainable Supply Chains Become a Sponsor Download Reports Contact Us What defines a sustainable supply chain? What resources are companies devoting to sustainability in their supply chains, and are they under pressure to disclose and achieve their...
Josué Velázquez Martínez, Director of Sustainable Logistics Initiative at MIT CTL recently spoke with Elizabeth Cline to discuss the environmental impacts when it comes to fashion and the rental fashion industry. The article looks at the different areas within the...
Recycling systems around the world have been thrown into chaos following China’s 2018 ban on the import of plastic waste. However, what has arguably created a global waste crisis can also be seen as an opportunity to re-invent inefficient or ineffective systems that...
At this point, you might think that your job of reducing the carbon footprint of your car is pretty much complete. But have you ever thought about the CO2 that was emitted in the production of the car? How far were the materials and components transported? Was the...
How to Make CO2 a KPI for Freight Transportation Driven by increasing volumes of goods moving through supply chains across the globe, demand for freight transportation is expected to triple over the next few years. If we continue shipping goods as we do today, freight...
The Circular Supply Chain Initiative in MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics envisions and explores how companies can leverage supply chain circularity to contribute to their sustainability goals, with a special focus on waste. We help identify and assess...
A key question companies face is how to communicate their supply chain sustainability achievements externally. In the past decades, many companies have invested in enhancing the environmental sustainability and social responsibility of their supply chain. This process...
In the wake of various global scandals in supply chains including contamination, labor scandals, and environmental impacts, motivations for supply chain traceability and transparency are growing. Firms are increasingly being held responsible for the practices that...
