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Despite the economic downturn, companies are continuing to work on improving supply chain sustainability. However, it’s clear that financial ROI is becoming more important than ever before.

In the 2010 North American Sustainable Supply Chain Report, recently released by eyefortransport, financial ROI is now the second highest driver of supply chain sustainability –catapulting from its ranking as the ninth highest driver in 2009.

The survey, conducted in March and April 2010, polled 600 business professionals. 48 percent of these represented shippers.  29 percent represented 3PLs. And, 23 percent represented supply chain solution providers.
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A full 77% of supply chain execs regard environmental issues as “very important” or “important” to their company’s overall strategy, according to results of a new survey released by eyefortransport .

The study, Supply Chain Carbon & Sustainability Report –North America 2009, was designed to offer insights into the greening of North American supply chains, while highlighting the environmental programs that are benefiting companies most.

The survey was conducted in July and August 2009, and more than 130 supply chain professionals were polled. The largest portion of respondents were from transportation/logistics service providers (38%), followed by retail and consumer packaged goods (9%), food (6%), hi-tech and electronics (5%), automotive (4%), chemicals (2%), defense/aerospace (1%), and health care/pharmaceutical (1%).

Here are a few key findings from the study:
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