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Home » Sustainable Transportation at Best Buy

Sustainable Transportation at Best Buy

April 30, 2010
Rosa Hakala, Vice President, Supply Chain & Transportation, Best Buy

The retailer is quite aware that the extended nature of its overseas supply chain leads to a very  large carbon footprint, so the retailer has stepped up its sustainability initiatives as much as possible, says Rosa Hakala, Best Buy's vice president of supply chain and transportation. [Run Time (Min:) 11:34]

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