Blue Sky's Latest Acquisition: Pledge, Boosting End-to-End Supply Chain Platform with Official Carbon Emissions Tracking
In a significant move towards enhancing sustainability in global supply chain management, Blue Yonder, a leading provider of end-to-end digital supply chain transformation, has announced the acquisition of Pledge Earth Technologies Ltd. This acquisition brings a powerful global supply chain sustainability solution to Blue Yonder’s platform, bolstering its carbon emissions reporting capabilities.
The new capability is now available to all Blue Yonder customers, offering them access to logistics CO2e emissions reporting for both their own operations and those of their trading partners and suppliers. This move supports environmental and regulatory compliance efforts, helping businesses meet increasingly stringent sustainability requirements and reporting mandates.
Key benefits and features of the new capability include accredited carbon reporting aligned with global standards, integration into Blue Yonder’s supply chain platform, support for environmental and regulatory compliance, and the ability to track and reduce logistics-related CO2e emissions. The acquisition aligns with Blue Yonder’s broader sustainability commitment and complements its AI-driven supply chain management capabilities, enhancing resilience and intelligence in supply chains.
David de Picciotto, CEO and co-founder of Pledge, expressed his enthusiasm, stating that technology is a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. He added that Pledge believes this acquisition will accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.
Existing Pledge customers can rest assured that they will continue to be supported by Blue Yonder. The Pledge team will join Blue Yonder to support its mission to transform global supply chain management. The acquisition includes Pledge’s global supply chain sustainability solution for beneficial cargo owners, enterprise supply chain leaders, and logistics service providers.
The new capability will be embedded into the Blue Yonder Platform, allowing customers to understand the emissions impact of their supply chain decisions. It will also help businesses comply with global regulations and reporting obligations like CSRD, SBTi, and CDP through proactive audit readiness. Furthermore, it will enable businesses to find ways to reduce costs, improve accountability for logistics service providers' transportation emissions, and target specific inefficiencies for improvement.
The acquisition aims to provide customers with more insight on the environmental impact of their logistics operations. Pledge's capabilities automate the collection and exchange of shipment data from logistics suppliers for accredited and traceable emissions calculations. This will help Blue Yonder customers make more informed decisions about their supply chain operations, fostering more sustainable practices and decision-making.
With the acquisition of Pledge Earth Technologies, Blue Yonder continues to lead the way in digital supply chain transformation, offering unmatched industry expertise to over 3,000 retailers, manufacturers, and logistics service providers. The company's platform is unified, AI-driven, and capable of operating sustainably, scaling profitably, and delighting customers at machine speed. The addition of Pledge's capabilities further strengthens Blue Yonder’s position in supply chain sustainability, embedding scientifically accredited emissions insights into operational workflows, empowering customers to achieve their environmental goals more effectively.
- Blue Yonder's new capability, gained through its acquisition of Pledge Earth Technologies, offers logistics CO2e emissions reporting for both the customers' operations and those of their trading partners and suppliers, which supports environmental and regulatory compliance efforts.
- The ability to track and reduce logistics-related CO2e emissions, a key feature of the new capability, aims to help businesses meet stringent sustainability requirements and reporting mandates, such as CSRD, SBTi, and CDP.
- The acquisition of Pledge aligns with Blue Yonder's broader sustainability commitment and complements its AI-driven supply chain management capabilities, enhancing resilience and intelligence in supply chains, and fostering more sustainable practices.
- By automating the collection and exchange of shipment data from logistics suppliers for accredited and traceable emissions calculations, the new capability embedded into the Blue Yonder Platform provides customers with more insight on the environmental impact of their logistics operations, enabling them to make more informed decisions about supply chain operations and fostering more sustainable practices.
