Building a Greener Supply Chain: Key Considerations for Cold Chain

[...]it has been shunned by consumers and is being banned by states and municipalities at an increasing rate. Beyond paying ESG dividends from the conversion of raw materials to finished goods once, this approach permits manufacturers and distributors (and patients) to benefit from packaging that is...

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Published in:Pharmaceutical Technology 2022-05, Vol.46 (5), p.34-37
Main Author: Whyte, Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Carbon offsets
Circular economy
Cold
Consumers
Cooling
Emissions
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Landfill
Logistics
Manufacturers
Modernization
Patients
Pharmaceutical industry
Plastic foams
Raw materials
Supply chains
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Summary:[...]it has been shunned by consumers and is being banned by states and municipalities at an increasing rate. Beyond paying ESG dividends from the conversion of raw materials to finished goods once, this approach permits manufacturers and distributors (and patients) to benefit from packaging that is cost-prohibitive when deployed as single-use. [...]with the operational commitment to retrieving the packaging in a timely manner, a comprehensive approach that is behaviorally feasible and environmentally sustainable emerges. To transform raw materials to support higher volume production and serve the same recipient population with single-use shipping scenarios known as "take, make, waste" would take considerably more energy, contributing to the overall higher global warming potential of single-use shippers compared to reusable parcels.
ISSN:1543-2521
2150-7376