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Sustainability and Innovation in Cold Chain II: Sustainable Innovation in Practice

10 March 2020 10:44 RaboResearch

Sustainability commitments of cold chain companies are modulated in multiple ways according to a company’s size and financial constraints. Energy consumption,...

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In the first part of our series on sustainability and innovation in the cold chain industry, we isolated three key contributors to the creation of a favorable environment to invest in sustainable innovations: food producers and retailers adapting their distribution models to meet increased demand for healthy, fresh, convenient, and sustainable food; consolidation increasing competition and widening the offering of high-value-added services; and innovative technology enabling cold chain companies to respond effectively to their client’s demands.

In the second part of our series, “Sustainability and Innovation in Cold Chain II: Sustainable Innovation in Practice,” we explore how cold chain companies have responded to the call for sustainable innovation and present the main themes of their sustainability commitments.

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