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Moving Towards Sustainability: Top 20 Green Solution Providers
By Joe Purcell
Expert Author
Article Date: 2011-08-05
Last month, Food Logistics magazine recognized 20 solution providers for their green achievements for the first time. The rankings were given for accomplishments in products, services, or programs.
The magazine's recognition of the companies below is a great step towards promoting green goals within the industry, as well as in the broader scope. The efforts of those who received this award are a move towards sustainability. The immediate outcome includes reducing the industry's carbon footprint while boosting their bottom line. Below is the list of those who were awarded for their green achievements. The editors did not rank them, but merely put them in alphabetical order.
- AFS Technologies Inc., Phoenix, AZ
- C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
- Cascade Sierra Solutions (CSS), Eugene, OR
- CaseStack, Fayetteville, AR
- Coast Truck Centers., West Sacramento, CA
- DSC Logistics, Des Plaines, IL
- FST Logistics, Columbus, OH
- Garick LLC, Cleveland, OH
- Green Express, Atlanta, GA
- Inmar Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
- INSIGHT Inc., Manassas, VA
- Jungheinrich, Houston, TX
- LeanLogistics, Holland, MI
- LTW Intralogistics Inc., Emigsville, PA
- Next Generation Logistics, Inverness, IL
- Palmer Food Service, Rochester, NY
- PAS_Americas, Rolling Meadow, IL
- Randall Manufacturing, Elmhurst, IL
- States Logistics Services Inc., Buena Park, CA
- Werner Enterprises, Omaha, NE
The goals implemented by these corporations include such things as fuel and emission reduction, streamlining processes, consolidating resources, offering awards and recognition to green customers, greater packaging efficiency, install energy efficient lights and insulation, composting, and a myriad of other great ideas. You can read the full article online. As energy resources change and the state of the environment continues to be depredated supply chain managers will play a key role in moving towards sustainability through adapting to cleaner energy, using resources with greater efficiency, and establishing environmentally safe policies.
About the Author:
Joe Purcell is a technology virtuoso, cyberspace frontiersman, and connoisseur of Linux, Mac, and Windows alike.
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