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On Monday, February 6, at approximately 4:15 a.m. local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in south-central Turkey, close to the Turkey/Syria border. The epicentre was near the city of Gaziantep and a series of strong aftershocks followed in the surrounding area. Source: Google Maps Fire and damage at the port of Iskenderun The earthquake caused damage to shipping containers ...

Ornua Foods UK and Sainsbury’s (JS) recently spoke to us about their joint collaborative approach to sustainability. Upon establishing that their sustainability goals and objectives were aligned, it was agreed that a joint collaborative approach on delivering these would be the most effective way forward. Initially focused on packaging Ornua Foods UK has been actively working on all aspects...

Woolworths Australia, with GS1 Australia, MessageXchange, and Colladium, has created a new onboarding scheme for its suppliers, which has greatly improved efficiency of this process. Existing process enabled by electronic data interchange… The new process sets out how suppliers need to trade with Woolworths electronically through electronic data interchange (EDI). The procedure saw Woolwort...

Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have set out new guidance on how to advance the quantification and sharing of logistics emissions. The announcement, which came from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, aims to help the logistics industry on its journey to net-zero emissions. Aim is to increase transparency on logistics emis...

Lidl GB will invest £4 billion in British food businesses in its upcoming financial year. The retailer said the investment target is part of its five-year 2019 plan, where it committed to invest £15 bn in food businesses in Britain. As part of its new announcement, this target will be raised to £17 bn. Lidl GB working with more than 650 UK suppliers Lidl GB works directly with more than 650...

Tesco, in conjunction with the non-profit organisation Keep Sea Blue, will start selling fresh fish in packaging that contains at least 30% recycled coastal plastic collected from beaches, coastlines, and coastal communities around the Mediterranean Sea. Source: Tesco Initiative expected to remove 500 metric tonnes of plastic annually Tesco said the partnership would see plastic was...

A spike in cases In the last several weeks, the Chinese government has been lifting its zero-Covid policy and easing travel restrictions. This has led to a sharp increase in cases, with more than 251,000 cases confirmed within a single week. With such large numbers falling ill, factories throughout the country are facing staff shortages and struggling to keep operations running. Available s...

The partnership, which seeks to provide almost instant delivery of home shopping to consumers will launch in more than 175 stores by the end of February in locations including London, Edinburgh and Bristol, with plans to roll out to many more cities across 2023. Over 3,000 products available to customers From January, customers across the UK will be able to purchase items from Sainsbury’s v...

1,200 employees will be impacted by Amazon's decision to close three UK warehouses this year as the internet retailer makes cost-cutting measures in response to a decline in consumer spending. The three sites affected are as follows: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Doncaster, South Yorkshire Gourock, Scotland Workers affected by the closures will be offered alternative roles at...

Global logistics business XPO has invested in 100 electric vehicles from Renault Trucks to expand its fleet in France. 16- and 19- tonne trucks in 28 XPO locations The contract is for the purchase of 16- and 19-tonne commercial trucks that will be based in 28 XPO locations throughout France and used to transport palletised products. The trucks are expected to be delivered from now until the...