Sustainability is a complex issue, especially for fast-growing companies. These companies face challenges in calculating and reducing their carbon footprint. They can do this through direct changes in their operations or by managing supply chains towards more sustainable sources and practices.
Established frameworks and certification schemes help identify ‘low hanging fruit’. These are easy-to-make changes with a big impact. However, there’s also a need for continuous, incremental reductions. This includes waste, energy & water consumption, pollution, and habitat destruction. They must achieve all these efforts without spiralling investment that could limit fast growth and expansion.
A large 3PL provider typically holds a thick binder of requirements that they cannot deviate from to expedite logistics. If you have an environmental innovation in packaging or want to offer unorthodox freight as a sustainability supplier, the one-size-fits-all model will limit your options.
