3Industry Tech OutlookAPRIL 2022SUPPLY CHAIN ARE GOING GREENLogistics is increasingly global, spanning multiple companies. Our custom-ers must meet diverse requirements more and more quickly because logis-tics processes know no borders.Supply chains are the lifeblood of most, if not all, businesses today. Keep-ing all supply chain components running as smoothly as possible ensures that your business can provide on-time delivery of products and services, especially with changing consumer demands and supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change advocacy groups and consumers' growing efforts to be more environmentally responsible push the supply chain to become less harm-ful to the environment. Electricity and transportation hugely contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in the US, so green logistics are quickly gaining traction among many companies today.Green logistics is just one of the many supply chain trends affecting ware-housing. Eco-friendly warehouses, for instance, feature advanced energy management systems that use timers and gauges to monitor the usage of electricity, heat, water, and gas all over facilities (Inbound Logistics, 2018). These systems help prevent excessive waste of resources. Electric and solar-powered vehicles are also seeing more use in supply chains; these vehicles help reduce the overall carbon footprint of supply chains.Similarly, climate-smart supply chain planning is expected to play a more significant role in SCM in the next year and beyond. Environmental changes brought by climate change affect the availability of materials and resources, posing potential disruptions to supply chains. Companies will have to con-sider these factors and look for other resources if necessary.Aside from doing their share to preserve the environment, businesses that adopt sustainable efforts also stand to gain more in terms of profit and customer loyalty (Nielsen, 2018). After all, more than 60% of customers don't mind paying a premium for sustainable products. With green consumerism on the rise, more companies are expected to implement eco-friendly supply chain processes in the coming years.L
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