GHG Emissions Associated to Food Waste

Dr. Fabiola Vásquez Garcia The impact of replenishment strategies for basket-of-goods consumers to reduce GHG emissions associated to food waste.   Food waste is a global problem that occur through all the supply chain nonetheless the largest amount wasted occur...

Sustainable Logistics

Green Vehicle Routing ‘In Green Logistics, a shorter distance does not necessarily mean less CO2 emissions.’ We conducted a case study evaluating a distribution center in Mexico. Most systems take into consideration delivery date, weight of the products,...

Rental vs Fast Fashion Clothing

We evaluated the environmental sustainability of the fashion industry business models to learn what is the most sustainable option to buy clothing. We compared the environmental impact of a monthly rental subscription model (ie. Rent the Runway), to a peer-to-peer...

Scope 3 Emissions Research & Supply Chain Transparency

Companies have become proficient at calculating direct emissions (Scope 1) as well as those from purchased utilities (Scope 2). However, Scope 3 emissions, which include indirect emissions from a company’s value chain and suppliers, continue to be challenging...

Electrification of the Supply Chain

Prepared by Dr. Josué C. Velázquez Martínez from MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, Dr. Laura Palacios-Argüello, and Prof. Joachim Arts from Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Revolutionize Southern California’s transport...