CHEP Asia-Pacific has urged its food supply chain partners to consider sustainable distribution across the entire supply chain, not just within company boundaries, to secure the future of an increasingly fragile food supply ecosystem.
President of CHEP Asia-Pacific, Howard Wigham, said CHEP’s expertise in managing reusable, returnable supply chain packaging solutions could play an important role in helping the food industry to respond to sustainability challenges.
Speaking at the Sustainable Supply Chain Forum in Sydney, Wigham said all parties would benefit if they minimised operational risks - both physical and environmental - while identifying new opportunities from the changing landscape.
“CHEP recognises that there is an opportunity to help food producers respond to climate change and increasing input costs,” he said.
“While our expertise isn’t in food production, we can share our experience in food distribution.”
Wingham added that in an environment of constrained supply, reducing waste, shrinkage and spoilage throughout the supply chain is critical.
Operating in 44 countries around the world, CHEP belives it is in a unique position to observe the movement of fresh and processed goods through the supply chain.
The company aims to build collaborative bridges with its supply chain partners and work with its customers and the industry to remove waste; compressing time, cost and space through lean thinking, reducing environmental footprints through green thinking and reducing physical harm by thinking safe.
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