Sept. 4, 2008 - Belgian food conglomerate Delhaize, operator of grocery chains in seven countries, is finding innovative ways to maximize efficiencies across its distribution networks, according to the company's first-ever corporate sustainability report.

Sept. 2, 2008 - UPS saved three million gallons of gas and 30 million miles driven last year thanks to a fleet of computer programs geared toward shaving the distance its packages travel before reaching their destination, according to the company's 2007 sustainability report.

Aug. 25, 2008 - Penske has leased its first-ever fleet of fuel-efficient hybrid refrigerated trucks to a food rescue organization in New York City.

Aug. 8, 2008 - Hewlett-Packard has qualified all business PC, printing, and server products shipped in the United States and Canada under the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transport program for fuel-efficient, low-carbon shipping.

Aug. 4, 2008 - After years of siting factories wherever labor happened to be cheapest, companies are now having to factor the rising costs of transportation into their far-flung supply chain models, New York Times reports.

July 30, 2008 - The Winetasting Network, a California-based wine distributor, has swapped 80% of its packaging from styrofoam to renewable fiberboard.

July 25, 2008 - The majority of companies seeking to green their supply chains are more than happy to pass the costs upstream, according to a new report.

July 24, 2008 - Six out of ten supply chain executives are now tracking their climate emissions from transportation and logistics activities, according to a new survey of 500 North American companies.

July 24, 2008 - Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) is selling potential clients on the green benefits of its new plastic shipping pallets with a free online calculator that shows exactly how much fuel they'll save by ditching the wood pallets now widely in use.

July 18, 2008 - Small and medium-size businesses (SMEs) in the manufacturing and distribution sectors are seeing increasing value in adopting software applications that support green supply-chain initiatives, according to a new survey from IDC, an IT services firm.

July 11, 2008 - Shipping giant Con-way Freight has received the highest possible fuel-efficiency score for 2007 under the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership.

July 9, 2008 - Rolls-Royce is extending the reach of its new green manufacturing facility in Goodwood, U.K., selecting parts suppliers based on their ability to deliver the most product for the fewest miles driven, International Herald Tribune reports.

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June 20, 2008 - In a bid to slash fuel consumption, Honda has deployed a fleet of specially designed railcars to transport more of its vehicles to U.S. dealerships by train.

June 19, 2008 – Some of the U.K.’s biggest food and drink companies, including Coca-Cola, Nestle, and Coors, have agreed to share space in shipping trucks in an effort to reduce the costs and environmental impacts of product transport, Food Production Daily reports.