Wrigley gets a 'Green' bubble from Infosys

BANGALORE, : Leading IT service provider Infosys today announced that it is enabling confectioner Wrigley Jr. Company,  to transform its logistics operations by providing solutions and services in a pilot to determine how much carbon emissions are produced and subsequently may be reduced across the company’s truck-based shipping operations in Western Europe.

Infosys would identify logistics operations in which Wrigley may reduce its carbon footprint by as much as 20 per cent, and provided process consulting around operational adoption, said a press release.

“Managing our impact on the environment is an integral part of Wrigley corporate philosophy,” said Ian Robertson, head of supply chain sustainability at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.

“We’re committed to making improvements across all operations but need an integrated enterprise system to measure progress. Infosys provided that solution and services to empower that process, ” he added.

The analysis would continue to evaluate Wrigley’s complex distribution network across six countries in Western Europe – spanning more than 44 million kilometers a year in shipments between suppliers, the company and its own customers, it added.

“Companies around the world are accepting their role as a force for good in advancing their sustainability and cost-cutting goals together,” said Sandeep Dadlani, vice president of retail, consumer packaged goods and logistics at Infosys Technologies.

He added that they are partnering with progressive leaders like Wrigley by providing solutions and services that help them with their sustainability and profitability goals together.