b'30 Partner News Summer 2020CorporateGreen expectations with Dematic: How can the logistics sector help improve the sustainability of e-commerce?The rapid rise in demand for next orThis is due to the software system whichFrom getting the basics right to embracing same-day delivery is going to have aenables companies like Dematic to createblue-sky thinking, supply chain companies significant impact on our cities, and ona hub and spoke model, meaning thatneed to do what they can to tackle the sustainability in the logistics sectorthe customer order is always fulfilled.the often-conflicting requirements of in the coming years. According to WorldThis solution reduces delivery timesconsumer delivery demands and the Economic Forum report, The Future ofand significantly reduces impact on theneed to limit climate impact if they the Last-Mile Ecosystem, delivery-relatedenvironment and on busy urban centres. are to survive and thrive in future. emissions will rise by nearly one-third over the next ten years, with traffic congestionOf course, its also about supply chainFor more information about increasing by 23% over the same period.companies doing everything they canDematic and their innovational internally to tackle the climate challenge.intralogistics solutions, please But consumer expectations for on- The exponential growth of online salescontact Jason de Kauwe, Marketing demand deliveries continue to rise, aswill continue to put a lot of pressure onDirector, Northern Europe, at: 41% of customers say that they wouldsupply chain businesses, whose customersJason.deKauwe@dematic.comnot order from a supplier that does notand end-users increasingly expect carbon offer their preferred delivery option.reduction strategies to be built into each part of the distribution process. This calls into question how the e-commerce supply chain can striveOne way Dematic has been working on its to be sustainable while also cateringcarbon footprint has been to work with to consumers needs. There is no silversuppliers to introduce several sustainability bullet solution, but all companiesinitiatives. A new campaign, Do something are expected to play their part.drastic, cut the plastic, has seen Dematic Dematic has been working with itsand its suppliers eliminate plastic from the customers to tackle this challenge bycompany headquarters and contributed looking at how it can move away fromto an overall waste reduction of 25%. a regional distribution centre-focused model, trialing a groundbreaking micro-fulfilment approach that brings distribution closer to the end-consumer. A micro-fulfilment centre is based on customer sites in busy urban centresaDo something drastic, large supermarket or department store, for exampleand essentially servescut the plastic.as an automated on-site warehouse that can cater to those challenging last-minute, last-mile deliveries.'