5 Benefits to Adding Sustainability Measures in Your Contracts (and How to Get Started) The value creation challenges we faced decades ago are the same that organizations still grapple with today. The main difference, however, is that the rate of innovation is accelerating daily. So, although studying the past should...
While brands crumbled into administration or struggled to adapt, digital-native startups thrived in the pandemic. What can big enterprises learn? Digital transformation. Until now, many found the phrase confusing, nebulous, even meaningless altogether. But like so many things over the past 18 months, the pandemic changed everything. With global lockdowns...
All over Europe, cities have realised that their linear economies need to transform and the positive consequences this would bring for both citizens and businesses. While signatory cities of the Circular Cities Declaration (CCD) in Northern Europe have impressive track records with circular economy initiatives, several partner cities all over Europe are...
The final stage of delivering a product to its buyer is troublesome from an environmental perspective, especially in urban areas, but eco-friendly solutions are being developed apace. (This article is based on data from the UK) How last-mile deliveries need to change We have become a nation of Veruca...
Returning to the office will be hard. Here’s how manager can make it easier. Summary. The prospect of returning to the office brings up a range of reactions, from relief and excitement to fear and hesitation. Employees’ adaptations during the pandemic increased their sense of perceived safety during a crisis...
Packaging companies need to tell their sustainability story. The packaging industry has tended to rely on its clients to spread the word about sustainability, but this task is too crucial to be delegated any longer. When it comes to telling the sustainability story, the packaging industry has historically kept out...
Since March 2021, the EU has been implementing new regulations regarding energy labels. The new labelling requirements are progressively being rolled out to nine product categories, which has significant impacts for public procurers purchasing or leasing electric appliances. In order to assist public procurers with this transition, the BELT project...
De resultaten van het jaarlijks inkooptechnologie-onderzoek van Qando zijn binnen. Inkoopprofessionals opnieuw ontevreden over huidige inkoopsoftware Eind 2020 hebben wij net als voorgaande jaren, een onderzoek gedaan naar het gebruik, de kwaliteit en de impact van inkoopsoftware bij bedrijven en organisaties in Nederland en België. Anders dan vorige jaren is het...
Caltech’s “Micro-tree”, a hybrid harvester purifies water and wrings it out of air. Water scarcity is one of humanity’s most pressing problems. Now engineers at Caltech have developed a new system that can tap into two different sources to produce fresh drinking water, by purifying dirty water during the day...
Voor het eerst wordt een bedrijf door een rechter gedwongen CO2-uitstoot te verlagen. Het is een volgens juristen baanbrekende uitspraak die gevolgen heeft voor Shell en mogelijk ook soortgelijke bedrijven.