Though it cost more to build, the green innovations incorporated into Patagonia's Reno, Nevada Service Center paid for themselves within three to eight years with energy savings of 30 percent to 35 percent.
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Embedding a sustainability strategy in warehouses and distribution centers ranges from reducing waste to installing alternative energy sources and even to deciding where to locate facilities. But balancing a cutting-edge environmental plan with a solid economic strategy is a tightrope walk many business and supply chain leaders find difficult to navigate. However, they agree it’s an important balancing act to perfect because warehousing, logistics and transportation touch just about every segment of the economy.
