Aug 27, 2014
I was interviewed by Forrest Burnson from Software Advice — a company providing SCM software research and reviews — earlier this month on insights related to sustainable supply chains. This is…
Jun 20, 2014
Jay Golden from Duke University and I have been working on a study of the biobased economy…. Throughout human history agriculture been used for non-food purposes including energy, clothing, shelter,…
Feb 18, 2014
Professor Gary Bullen and SCRC Research Scholar Jessica Newsome spoke in my Local Seafood class this afternoon. Both pointed out some critical points that are indeed challenges for the seafood…
Feb 12, 2014
Ben Filippo is Food System Coordinator for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, a farmer driven membership based 501c3 non profit organization to help people in the Carolinas grow and eat…
Feb 5, 2014
I had the privilege of leading a session at the Winter Symposium of the International Institute of Analytics, with a host of great companies discussing how companies are embedding hardware…
Jan 7, 2014
We kicked off our first class on “Local Food Systems” today, with a strong cadre of students from the MBA program, from agroecology, agriculture, and other areas. This is an…
Dec 16, 2013
2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives…
Oct 30, 2013
Today’s story in the Wall Street Journal discusses how more operators of the largest truck fleets in the US are in the process of converting their fleets over to natural…
Oct 24, 2013
I had the opportunity to participate in the BVL International Logistics Congress in Berlin Germany this week. There was a great deal of discussion regarding expectations for the global economy,…
Oct 14, 2013
Riva Krut spoke at NC State today, and shared the exciting story of sustainable productivity at Praxair. The company focuses on industrial gases, and serves multiple sectors, including gases that might…