Comments on: What is the carbon footprint of your supply chain? http://blog.kinaxis.com/2009/11/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-your-supply-chain/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John Westerveld http://blog.kinaxis.com/2009/11/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-your-supply-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 John Westerveld Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:49:32 +0000 http://blog.kinaxis.com/?p=2420#comment-4419 Thanks for the comment Dave. I really do appreciate the difficult position that Small / Medium businesses are put in, especially in today's tough climate. The point I'm trying to make is that these changes are coming and companies need to be ready for them. Right now your customers may not be demanding carbon footprint data, but soon they will be; either because of government regulation or because thier customers are demanding this information from them. Those companys that can get ahead of the wave are going to be in a stronger competative positition than those that wait for the last possible moment and are forced to act. Thanks for the comment Dave. I really do appreciate the difficult position that Small / Medium businesses are put in, especially in today’s tough climate. The point I’m trying to make is that these changes are coming and companies need to be ready for them. Right now your customers may not be demanding carbon footprint data, but soon they will be; either because of government regulation or because thier customers are demanding this information from them.

Those companys that can get ahead of the wave are going to be in a stronger competative positition than those that wait for the last possible moment and are forced to act.

]]> By: Dave Inglis http://blog.kinaxis.com/2009/11/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-your-supply-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-4417 Dave Inglis Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:23:48 +0000 http://blog.kinaxis.com/?p=2420#comment-4417 Valid points BUT, in the current recession where there is limited sustainability in some supply chains, particularly if you are an SME type company, do you care??? Ok for the big guys who have the cash in the bank and/or forward order books but personally I cant see the general toil and graft end of any industry really giving a toss to carbon foorprinting. If their clients are forcing lower costs to be provided, the carbon issue is furthest from their minds. Whether to be able to pay next months pay packets to their workers is far more likely to be top of their agenda. If legisalation is used for enforcement we will just see more small companies go to the wall, and remember, where, in general, does real technical and commercial innovation come from???? Just my opinion but probably I'm not alone. Cheers Valid points BUT, in the current recession where there is limited sustainability in some supply chains, particularly if you are an SME type company, do you care??? Ok for the big guys who have the cash in the bank and/or forward order books but personally I cant see the general toil and graft end of any industry really giving a toss to carbon foorprinting. If their clients are forcing lower costs to be provided, the carbon issue is furthest from their minds. Whether to be able to pay next months pay packets to their workers is far more likely to be top of their agenda. If legisalation is used for enforcement we will just see more small companies go to the wall, and remember, where, in general, does real technical and commercial innovation come from???? Just my opinion but probably I’m not alone.
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