Press & Events
In the news
We are trying to keep track of all the latest news from our sustainability team! To that end, we will post snippets from news items featuring our team from time to time. Check out the latest interviews Alexis and Suzanne have given! Feb 2020: Supply chain resilience...
Roundtable Event – Circularity in the Supply Chain
View the research project on circular supply chains, here, and if you're interested in getting involved, contact us at ctl-sustainabilty@mit.edu. "Waste is just excess material in the wrong person's hands." Inspiration from our event yesterday where we hosted the...
Bloomberg article- Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez on the environmental impact of fast shipping
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 e-commerce.
New in Nature Sustainability: Carbon offsets for freight transport decarbonization
How can carbon offsets be leveraged to decarbonize freight transport?
How sustainable is the fashion industry?
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...
Upcoming Roundtable: Towards Circularity in Supply Chains
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...