CUTTING CARBON IN THE VALUE CHAIN

Regulation, in addition to a drive to improve efficiency and enhance corporate reputation, has encouraged the majority of large organizations to look at how they can measure, manage and reduce carbon in their own business. As this becomes standard business practice, leading businesses are focusing o...

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Published in:Supply Chain Europe 2012-01, p.10
Main Author: Jones, Hugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon footprint
Climate change
Cost control
Efficiency
Emission standards
Emissions
Emissions control
Environmental policy
Raw materials
Suppliers
Supply chains
Value chain
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Summary:Regulation, in addition to a drive to improve efficiency and enhance corporate reputation, has encouraged the majority of large organizations to look at how they can measure, manage and reduce carbon in their own business. As this becomes standard business practice, leading businesses are focusing on how they can make continual, ongoing improvements to their carbon footprint and taking steps to understand the wider impact of their indirect emissions. By definition, a value chain is the process of adding value to raw materials. Optimizing the use of these raw materials in the creation of products and services is central to business strategy. Optimizing logistical processes has a major role to play in reducing waste in suppliers' businesses. Factors such as inefficient scheduling, changes to orders, emergency shipments and multiple deliveries can all result in waste across the supply chain.
ISSN:1742-447X