Time to take charge of making supply chains sustainable

THE Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a dramatic e-commerce boom, altering the way companies do business. It has also changed consumer buying experiences, shifting the retail landscape.

As retailers benefit from the significant increase in e-commerce orders - South-east Asia saw an increase of over 60 per cent in gross merchandise value (GMV) to US$62 billion in just one year in 2020 - more needs to be done to ensure the sustainability of supply chains.

Increased growth of deliveries is driving up the use of last-mile delivery vehicles. The result is a rise in emissions from last-mile services, which are only set to increase by more than