Supply Chain Environmentalism - A new method to reduce the carbon emmission

Now-a-days Supply Chain Environmentalism can be termed as a new approach that has been embraced by some of the world’s biggest companies to make out and decrease the financial impact of environmental impacts all through the supply chain.

Supply Chain Environmentalism can create a protection against cost increases related with environmental impacts and the companies can get the ability to make a distinction of their products as being more sustainable.

Supply Chain Environmentalism can make effect on the competitiveness of the companies in the commodity marketplace by treating carbon dioxide (CO2) content as a differentiator for same-priced commodity products.

The companies can take the following steps to make their supply chains greener, more competent and cost effective.

Just make changes to your product design – reduce weight to make disassemble easier. Innovation or new technologies can shorten the supply chain by eliminating components and ingredients.

Make more efficient production steps, reduce energy use, and limit use of pollutants and toxic materials.

Reuse waste products and heat from the manufacturing processes and switch to natural gas.

Select green supplies as they provide effect on the carbon implications of bringing products to market.

Trim down sourcing, assembly and distribution concerning markets, travel distances and corresponding fuel use can be reduced.

Remove needless requirements, that may decrease efficiency, in your service-level agreements.

Make your package designs more improved in order to reduce the burden of recycling or eliminating packaging materials at the end of the chain.

Make plan for effective reverse supply chain activity for the products that are retrieved from the market for upgrade, refurbishment, recycling or disposal to decrease unacceptably high waste and energy costs later.

Make proper plan for distribution routes and select the right transportation modes as rational routes can factor in the true costs and carbon implications.

Posted by Rajib Dey
Business Development
Global Associates
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