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Article: Getting a handle on your carbon footprint: more sophisticated tools and standards are emerging, allowing companies to get a better picture of their supply chain emissions.(GREEN LOGISTICS)
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- World Trade
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- June 1, 2009
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By now, most companies large and small have gotten on the green bandwagon in some capacity. A few are industry leaders in greening their operations, while others are at least remembering to turn out the lights in the warehouse at the end of the day.
And though there's a consensus on the myriad benefits of sustainable supply chains, the tools and methodologies to accurately measure a supply chain's carbon footprint have been slower to materialize.
That's all starting to change, however.
Some of the most important research in the area of measuring a supply chain's carbon footprint is being conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ...