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Tag: Supply Chain
AGILE PROCUREMENT
Supply chain disruptions have been well documented – and so has the rush to digitalisation. How best to respond when it comes to procurement? Felicity Landon talks to Francesco Leboffe, purchasing manager at d’Amico Shipping […]
How Green is your product? Can you prove it?
Green, sustainable, eco, Net Zero, low-carbon… from consumer goods to services, the market is flooded with claims of environmental friendliness. But how much can we believe, and how much is ‘greenwashing’? Danish law now requires […]
How social recycling is savinG the ocean and improving lives
Plastic has been an integral part of our daily lives and a world without it seems unimaginable. From 1950 to 2017, the world produced a whopping 8.3 trillion kilograms of plastic. Of this, about 6.3 […]
Calling All Maritime Professionals – Subscribe TODAY!
Would you like to receive a digital copy of the latest issue of Supply Chain and Sustainability Magazine, IMPA’s Industry Journal? Simply scan the QR code or go to http://bit.ly/IMPAFree and access your free year subscription. Once your application […]
Reduce Plastic, Reduce Costs: IMPA SAVE Carton Shows Us How
To borrow a phrase: this is no ordinary carton of water. This is an IMPA SAVE carton of water, designed as part of a unique competition and voted for by the IMPA SAVE community.
Keeping crew safe with wellatsea
IMPA spoke to the full-service implementation partner on how the company is helping to improve the overall well-being of seafarers WellAtSea, which Seably AB acquired at the end of 2022, is an organisation that is […]
2022 Finalists Announced for Seatrade Maritime Awards
Following a competitive and rigorous round of judging, the official shortlist for the 33rd edition of Seatrade Maritime Awards has been announced today. The winners, across 14 different categories, will be revealed on Tuesday 8 […]
Inchcape Shipping Services becomes first maritime services provider to onboard IMPA ACT 2.0
Leading global provider of port agency, marine services and supply logistics Inchcape Shipping Services is the first IMPA ACT ‘Preferred’ Company to take the opportunity of the initiative’s re-launch and strengthen its own commitment to sustainability by becoming a fully supporting member in August 2022.
IVC 2021 – Delivering Cleaner & Greener Water
… to Seafarers and Ships – A Case Study with Prime Marine Using P Ship System’s drinking water vessel solution on board to eliminate plastic bottled water and delivering a cleaner and greener drinking and […]
IVC 2021 – The Sustainable Business Journey
An Executive Playbook For A Greener Business If your company is investing in green initiatives and working toward becoming a more sustainable company, you need a strategy, plan and a roadmap. A sustainable business journey […]
IVC 2021 – How to Stop Buying Plastic
IMPA SAVE Council Member and Group Procurement Manager Paolo Magonio covers how to stop buying plastic and speaks of his journey to bringing Scorpio Ship Management to be the first IMPA SAVE pledger to achieve […]
IVC 2021 – Towards Net Zero
Fiorenzo Spadoni, Marine Commercial Director, RINA, covers how the shipping industry is preparing to comply with the actual and future even more demanding restrictions on CO2 emissions, to secure the business in the forthcoming years […]
IVC 2021 – The Approach to Sustainability
Dorthe Mejlvang, Senior Category Manager and IMPA SAVE Council Member, delves deeper into the approach to sustainability at Maersk Procurement.
Ivc 2021 – Sustainability From the Shipowner’s Perspective
Listen to Salvatore d’Amico, Fleet Director at IMPA SAVE pledger d’Amico Shipping Group, covering the wider picture of sustainability and how this looks like from a shipowner’s perspective.
IVC 2021 – Opening Address
Stephen Alexander, IMPA COO and Secretary General, opens the day and introduces the agenda and fantastic line-up of speakers, then IMPA Special Ambassador for Sustainability and Chair of IMPA SAVE Mikael Karlsson delivers the opening […]
IVC 2021 – Jo Ruxton / The Challenge Facing OUR OCEANS
Jo Ruxton, Founder of Ocean Generation and Filmmaker of the renowned documentary ‘A Plastic Ocean’, delivers this year’s keynote speech.
It’s a wrap! IMPA Virtual Conference 2021 brings together close to 400 industry professionals during a fantastic day focused on sustainability in shipping
Innovation, collaboration and courage to change the status quo remain the three key ingredients for meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; this is the consensus reached by everyone attending the IMPA Virtual Conference 2021. Almost […]
Scorpio Ship Management becomes first IMPA SAVE pledger to drastically reduce plastic drinking water bottles onboard all of its 200+ vessels
In less than a year since IMPA SAVE’s inception, Paolo Magonio, Group Procurement Manager at Scorpio and dedicated IMPA SAVE Council Member, proudly reported that all of Scorpio’s 200+ managed vessels have now been fitted […]
12% of the global fleet has committed to kick plastic. Over to you now. Will you pledge?
And then there were 31! What a journey IMPA SAVE has been taking us on, with 31 major shipping companies representing over 12% of the global fleet having now committed to drastically reduce plastic drinking […]
IMPA ACT team delivers presentation at annual Incentra Council Meeting
Invited by long-standing IMPA ACT partners Incentra SA, Stephen and Jasmine from the IMPA team delivered a comprehensive presentation on IMPA ACT for the Norwegian shipping community. Long-standing IMPA ACT partner and Norwegian buying group […]
A Sneak Peek Into IMPA’s Sustainability Work
If you are a regular reader of the IMPA members’ newsletter or our great Marine Trader Journal, then you will have already seen how hard our team has been working across the board on all […]
An IMPA ACT Q&A on the 10th Anniversary of the UNGPs
June 2021 marks the ten-year anniversary of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs or the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” framework) which represent the first and only soft law reference in […]
IMPA joins Seatrade in adding its first Sustainable Supply Chain Management Award
It is the flagship award scheme for the international maritime community and IMPA linked up to reward sustainability in the maritime supply chain
Global crisis
Deepening crew change scenario threatening seafarer safety and maritime safety, leading industry figures warn The crew change crisis that has left some 400,000 seafarers stranded on vessels will not only damage the industry but also […]
Incoterms 2020®: What has changed?
We spoke to DB Schenker’s Helge Jensen to discuss changes to the rules that define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods
Responsible Supply Chain Management 101
In this article, IMPA Head of Projects Jasmine Schestak is giving you the lowdown on responsible supply chain management
Going Deep
Deep tech has been a long time coming, and it will be a golden era for the resurgence of small businesses, especially those in the supply chain, says Michael Gravier
The Heart of the Matter
Ports are at the heart of the shipping industry, and will be the centre of its digital ecosystems says Wärtsilä’s Matteo Natali
How to Future-Proof Your Procurement Function
The quickening pace of evolution in procurement and supply chain departments has been occurring at most companies for some time now, and Sam Jermy asks how you can adapt and keep apace
Talking Procurement
We should be making time for disruptive technologies, urges IMPA COO & Secretary General Stephen Alexander
IMPA ACT 101
The IMPA ACT team explores the what, why and how of IMPA ACT, the shipping industry’s preferred responsible supply chain management system
How to align suppliers to company standards
One of the oldest and most experienced, DS Norden A/S, tells the team how IMPA ACT assists with aligning suppliers to the company’s own social standards
A smoother road to sustainable practice
Danish shipowner J. Lauritzen tells IMPA how collaborating with a base of over 350 suppliers became less of a challenge with IMPA ACT
How to strengthen partnerships
Alfa Laval shares how IMPA ACT has helped the company strengthen the relationship with one of its main customers and correct blips on the CSR radar
Procurement Talk
An Enduring Advantage Professor Martin Christopher makes the case for value-based procurement
