Logistics leaders suggest quickest routes for decarbonizing shipping

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Customer advocacy, creative partnerships are helping companies such as UPS and Maersk make their way around detours

Globally, freight makes up about 15 per cent of global energy demand, according to the green business advocacy group BSR. That's a lot of fuel, but industry advocates in the transportation and logistics...

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