Greening The Supply Chain
As a Transportation and Logistics student, and a person passionate about the environment, I have been wondering about possible ways of greening the supply chain. Cargo Logistics Canada conference that I have attended last week offered a seminar about the Green Transportation Challenge, which introduced me the SmartWay Program that not many companies are aware, or a part of right now, but will be a requirement to be able to do business with big companies such as Nestle in the near future.
The SmartWay program is “an innovative partnership between public and private stakeholders with the shared goal of saving fuel and reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution from the freight transportation supply chain.”
The topic raised a lot of questions during the seminar, and some business professionals in the trucking industry questioned the usefulness of the program. However Greg Kraliz, the leader of national distribution of Nestle Canada, clearly stated that being a part of the SmartWay program is going to be a requirement very soon enough in order to be able to work with Nestle. He also said that their customers demand them to be environmentally conscious, and they will be taking bigger steps towards being more sustainable.
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