Sustainability

Edmonton International Airport announced several sustainability and hydrogen-related partnerships and investments.

A truck driver, beekeeper and bee expert lay out the challenges of trucking honeybees across the country for pollination.

Increasing use of automation is helping GXO Logistics reduce the carbon footprint of its facilities and customer supply chains.

Boox created reusable boxes and bags to cut down on shipping waste and promote a circular economy.

Experts believe the FHA pledge amount is far below the total funds needed.

XPO Logistics released a sustainability report that hones in on recruiting underrepresented groups and using optimization to reduce emissions.

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Convoy’s Jennifer Wong sit down to talk about decarbonizing the supply chain and the importance of progress over perfection.

GoBolt, a Toronto-based provider of last-mile logistics and e-commerce fulfillment solutions, brings its all-electric fleet to the U.S.

Paccurate raised $2.2 million to advance its cartonization and optimization platform.

Change for the future

Locomation expects to be the first company to deploy autonomous trucking technology safely, legally and routinely in commercial operations at scale across the United States, starting next year.

While consumers are directly responsible for the majority of food waste, supply chain mishaps cause 40% of food waste in North America. That includes food that spoils in transit.

Companies across the logistics industry will need to start considering their carbon footprint as new regulations come down and consumers start voting with their dollars.

Using data to optimize supply chain efficiencies can reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

FreightWaves hosted its second annual Net-Zero Carbon Summit, sponsored by Convoy, on Friday.

CSX, XPO Logistics and AIT Worldwide Logistics were among several companies to make sustainability announcements on Earth Day.

FreightWaves’ Danny Gomez chats with Convoy CEO Dan Lewis and Generational Investment Management partner Joy Tuffield about the numerous benefits that come when competing companies collaborate on sustainability.

Emily Phillips, VP of advanced solutions at XPO Logistics, chats with FreightWaves’ Kaylee Nix at the Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

An inflection point has been reached. Customers are now much more focused on sustainability, according to Ray Fennelly of AIT Worldwide Logistics.

During FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit, experts chat about how FreightVana is working with One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every shipment it moves.