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Managing Reverse Logistics, Recycling, and Sustainability in the US

By Kimberly Knickle on June 20, 2011 1 Comment David Daoud, e-waste, efficiency, electronic waste, electronics recycling industry, environmental, environmental stewardship, FedEx, IDC, Kimberly Knickle, recycling, reverse logistics, supply chain, sustainability, sustainable supply chain, UPS

This post looks at the pressing issues of electronic waste and at the environmental and financial costs of recycling this growing mountain of obsolete computers, displays and peripherals. It suggests that a wider adoption of reverse logistics more generally in the electronics industry may help to manage the end of life process. This is a growing problem, even though the size of electronics keeps shrinking the sheer volumes continue to grow as these devices become ever more ubiquitous.

In Supply Chain Logistics Management, There’s a Reverse Gear–and It’s Green–Part 1

By Dave Meyer on December 13, 2010 1 Comment “green” line, “That’s Logistics” ad, Closed-loop supply chains, cradle to cradle (C2C) concept, electronic waste management, environmental laws, ethical movement of end of life, European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), extended producer responsibility, green Logistics, green supply chain, Logistics, McDonough and Braungart, product’s life cycle, reverse logistics, Rogers and Tibben-Lembke, Sustainability Dictionary, sustainability perspective, sustainable logistics, sustainable supply chain, traditional supply chain, UPS, valuable industrial nutrients, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives

Logistics and supply chain professionals need to keep in mind that there is a bottom line angle to towing the “green” line. Dave Meyer presents some definitions of reverse logistics from a traditional versus sustainability focused mindset, and extended product responsibility.

Celebrating Women in Sustainability: 10 Women Making Strides in Sustainability – Updated January 26, 2011

By Aysu Katun on March 2, 2010 27 Comments Anita Roddick, Autodesk, Big Green Purse, Bonnie Nixon, Children on the Edge, Christina Nicholson, Coca-Cola, Community Service Volunteers Media, corporate sustainability programs, CSR, Diane MacEachern, Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Elizabeth Sturcken, Emma Stewart, Environmental Defense Fund, Erin Carlson, ethical consumerism, FedEx, Green Moms Carnival, Green Mountain Energy, Greenpeace, Hannah Jones, Hewlett-Packard, Interface Inc., Karen Flanders, Kimberly-Clark, Kira Gould, Lance Hosey, Microsoft, NIKE, Pottery Barn, sustainability, sustainability leaders, The Big Issue, The Body Shop, The Prince's Rainforest Project, UPS, Wal-Mart, Williams-Sonoma, Women in Green, women leaders, Women’s History Month, WWF, Yahoo, Yahoo! for Good

There is an increasing number of women who are in leadership roles in sustainability. As part of Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at ten women who are making strides in sustainability and shaping ethical consumerism. Add women in sustainability that you admire to the list in the comments section.