Category: Sustainability

Investing in Supplier Diversity

In order for sustainability to become more mainstream, we need to look at much more than a company’s green initiatives. Sustainably responsible organizations must lead the cultivation of a more inclusive, equitable world, which means adding diversity into the sustainability equation. Sustainability teams at corporations therefore have to work toward making strides in bridging gaps,…

Interview series: The Business of Sustainability

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of societal, environmental, commercial, and technological challenges — all of which require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Oftentimes, however, senior management is reluctant to make sustainability core to their company’s business strategy due to the long-standing and incorrect assumption that the costs of sustainability far outweigh the…

Dart Container and Convoy Bring Good Will To Those In Need By Transporting Food Service Products To International Humanitarian Aid Organization

Convoy was recently called upon to help deliver much-needed food service supplies donated by Dart Container Corporation of Mason, Michigan. Dart, one of the world’s largest food and beverage packaging manufacturers, donated two truckloads of foodservice products — approximately 90,000 lbs. of goods — to Matthew 25: Ministries (M25M) in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Eliminating air pollution – 50th years of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Fifty years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established with a mission to protect human health and the environment. It works to ensure Americans have clean air, land, and water; reduce environmental risks; pass federal protection laws; maintain environmental stewardship integral to US policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy transportation, agriculture,…

The Environmental Impact of Retail

Sustainability and the environment are linked in myriad ways to the ultimate success of a retail business. Does the sustainability conversation in retail begin as a result of a CEO’s moral imperative to do the right thing? Or is it actually driven by the growing customer loyalty to retail brands which take steps to address…

Truman’s is cleaning up cleaning

The spray cleaner market in the US currently accounts for $10 billion — a segment where consumers report close to zero brand preference. One dirty little fact about the industry is that traditional spray cleaners are actually 98 percent water inside single-use plastic bottles. The products need to be shipped from the manufacturer to the…

What on earth are carbon offsets?

Aggressive mitigation and adaptation policies to reduce carbon emissions have become a top priority for many companies, celebrities, cities, countries, and organizations as they work to reduce their contributions to climate change — if not eliminate them entirely. The shared solution: buying carbon offsets. Companies aiming to be carbon-neutral believe offsets help provide the “net”…

What is a carbon footprint?

The impact of our carbon footprint Everything we do, buy, or eat impacts a person’s carbon footprint either directly or indirectly. Driving to work or flying cross country for a vacation directly results in carbon emissions, while buying something online from China has an indirect carbon emission effect. The important thing to realize is that…

Green Appointment Windows and Their Impact on Sustainability

Due to the fragmented nature of the trucking industry, Convoy’s digital freight network provides opportunities for shippers and drivers to experience efficiency gains, and it is no different when it comes to sustainability. One area of active research for Convoy is shipment appointment setting, and in this article, we’ll be talking specifically about its impact…

Transparency in carbon emissions

Over 86% of the S&P 500 have sustainability goals targeted at carbon emissions reduction. To make meaningful progress toward these goals, businesses need to be aligned with their entire supply chain and address carbon emissions accounting, reporting, and disclosure in partnerships with their supply chains. This is particularly relevant in the wake of current reports…

Convoy launches Green Appointment Windows to maximize shipping efficiency and reduce carbon emissions

Today we take another step toward maximizing shipping efficiency with Green Appointment Windows. This feature, available through the Convoy shipper platform, offers shippers the ability to book their freight in a flexible appointment window to get access to the best carriers at the best price while simultaneously reducing their carbon emissions. Our research uncovered that…

The Naked Truth about Laundry

Liquid laundry detergent is the most expensive bottle of water you can buy. When you think about it, a large plastic bottle is shipped all over the country to be put into a machine that already has water in it. Transporting big clunky jugs to get the laundry detergent on store shelves or direct to…

Convoy, Salesforce, and UCSF team up to deliver 500K testing swabs to California hospital workers

The current COVID crisis has altered priorities for businesses and consumers around the world. While #StayAtHome and #ShelterInPlace orders are helping flatten the curve, there is still much work to be done on the front lines as testing increases and new cases are identified daily — thankfully at a slowing rate. As the most efficient…

The Business of Carbon Emissions, a new video series

Sustainability experts and business leaders answer fundamental questions about carbon emissions in new Convoy video series The way the world makes, moves, and sells goods is changing. Businesses are being asked to meet growing consumer demand faster, easier, and cheaper – while at the same time diminish the impact of their operations. Convoy’s network scale…