Chicago — May 2, 2011 — Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, this week announced its ninth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, highlighting "100 Great Supply Chain Projects."

Market forces that include public pressure, government regulations and corporate social responsibility initiatives are driving enterprises to view "green" and "sustainability" as necessary components of their supply chain strategies. At the same time, Supply Chain as a function has emerged as a focal point of sustainability initiatives within the enterprise.

"Leading companies are recognizing sustainability as a potential competitive advantage in a time of supply constraints and demand volatility," said Andrew K. Reese, editor, Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "The 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards highlight the role of the supply chain as a key enabler of sustainability."

The 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards recognizes companies that are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains in the areas of Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain.

"The goal of the 'Green Awards' is to highlight a range of strategies and solutions that companies are employing to incorporate sustainability into the supply chain," Reese said. "Our readers can use this information as a baseline to assess their own efforts in this regard."

The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services that are assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals. "Our readers are corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who want to know about the supply chain solution and service providers that are enabling supply chain sustainability," Reese added.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive collected submissions for the 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards through an online nominations process. The magazine reviewed the submissions based on the clarity and content of the goals and strategy, the extent of the steps being taken, and the impact of the results to date and projected results.

From among the nominated companies Supply & Demand Chain Executive selected those firms that stood out for their projects to incorporate sustainability objectives into their own supply chains or to enable sustainability in their customers' supply chains.

Recipients include the following companies:

• 4flow AG
• ADTRAN
• Aspen Logistics, Inc.
• Basware
• Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
• Brightpoint
• Brightstar
• Cargill
• CaseStack
• Cass Information Systems, Inc.
• Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
• Celestica
• CHEP Equipment Pooling Systems
• Cisco Systems
• Container and Pooling Solutions
• Converge
• D.W. Morgan Company
• Damco International
• DHL Express
• DSC Logistics
• e-LYNXX Corporation
• EcoVadis
• Evergreen Line
• eZCom Software Inc.
• Firefly Technology Corp.
• Geodis Wilson
• Global eProcure
• Global4PL Supply Chain Services
• Half Price Books
• Horizon Lines, Inc.
• ID Label, Inc.
• IHS Inc.
• Image Microsystems
• INSIGHT, Inc.
• JDA Software Group, Inc.
• Kaiser Permanente
• LeanLogistics
• LOG-NET, Inc.
• Maersk Line
• ModusLink Global Solutions
• Murphy Warehouse Company
• National Retail Systems, Inc.
• Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Novartis Animal Health
• Novation
• OB10
• OfficeMax
• Omnify Software
• Penske Logistics
• PUMA
• Ryder System, Inc.
• Saddle Creek Corporation
• SciQuest
• Source4Style
• Spinnaker
• Strive Logistics, LLC
• SYSPRO
• The Timberland Company
• Total Logistic Control
• Trade Wings
• Transplace
• Unisource Worldwide
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
• Watson Land Company
• YRC Worldwide

Special Mentions

• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.; transforming from tactical to strategic procurement)
• Next Level Purchasing, Inc. (Next Level Purchasing Association; free professional purchasing association)