Strengthen Eco-Friendly Fulfilment With A Global 3PL Built For Sustainable Brands
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What eco-friendly product brands need from a fulfilment partner
Fulfilling eco-friendly products at scale requires more than just warehouse space; it requires solutions for custom sustainable packaging, distributing inventory, and logistics designed to minimise waste and emissions. Whether you’re shipping reusable bottles, plant-based skincare, or compostable goods, here’s what to look for in a fulfilment partner built for modern sustainable brands.
Cutting shipping-related emissions without slowing delivery
Shipping every order from one location extends routes, raises costs, and increases emissions. Choose a 3PL that can position inventory in multiple regions of a country and offer in-market fulfilment overseas to keep delivery fast and sustainable.
Using sustainable, branded packaging at scale
Stock packaging can limit your sustainability story. Partner with a fulfilment provider that stores your own recycled or compostable boxes as SKUs and uses a box selection algorithm to optimally-size each shipment, cutting waste and keeping your brand front and centre.
Preventing excess inventory that ties up capital and ends up in landfills
Guesswork on stock levels ties up capital in inventory that won’t sell and risks unsold goods going to waste. Choose a fulfilment partner that provides real-time inventory data and flexible reorder notifications so you order only what will sell.
Keeping natural formulas fresh before they go bad
Plant-based formulas can lose potency quickly. Work with a 3PL that supports lot tracking and FEFO (First Expired, First Out) shipping, which automatically prioritizes items by expiration date, so every customer receives the freshest possible product.
Juggling DTC subscriptions and growing wholesale demand from eco retailers
Running subscriptions alongside growing wholesale demand can create stock imbalances. Find a fulfilment solution that keeps a shared pool of inventory across channels and ships both single-pick DTC orders and bulk B2B shipments from one unified system.
Expanding into new countries without ballooning the carbon footprint
Shipping every order overseas from one origin point racks up emissions and surprise fees. Opt for a fulfilment partner with multiple facilities across the globe, plus DDP shipping options to deliver locally and sustainably.
ShipBob’s fulfilment solutions that eco-friendly brands care about
ShipBob helps eco-friendly brands simplify logistics from manufacturing to delivery. With support for custom branded packaging, strategically distributed inventory, and unified omnichannel fulfilment, you can scale your sustainable brand efficiently – whether you sell DTC, through subscriptions, or to major retail partners committed to environmental responsibility.
Distributed fulfilment network
ShipBob empowers brands to deliver orders quickly and sustainably by strategically distributing inventory across a global network of fulfilment centres. Our advanced technology automatically routes each order to the fulfilment centre closest to the end customer, reducing shipping distances, costs, and emissions.
By distributing inventory across different regions of the country (leveraging solutions like the Inventory Placement Program in the U.S.), you can offer fast, reliable delivery while minimising your environmental impact – no matter where your customers are.
Custom packaging support
ShipBob enables brands to use their own sustainable, branded packaging by storing custom boxes and materials as unique SKUs in our fulfilment centres. Each order is packed using your preferred eco-friendly packaging and dunnage (such as kraft paper or Geami paper, not bubble wrap or packing peanuts), ensuring every shipment reflects your brand values and reduces environmental impact.
Our box selection algorithm also chooses optimally-sized packaging for every order, minimising waste and maximising efficiency at scale.
Smart inventory planning
ShipBob provides advanced inventory planning tools, including replenishment recommendations and real-time analytics, making it easy to monitor stock levels and forecast demand for every SKU. With automated replenishment recommendations based on historical sales, seasonality, and current inventory, you can confidently plan stock levels and avoid tying up capital in inventory that won’t sell.
Flexible filters and exportable reports also provide actionable insights, enabling you to optimise inventory, free up working capital, and maintain a lean supply chain.
Lot tracking and FEFO shipping
ShipBob’s lot tracking feature and expiration date management help ensure every product is stored and shipped with full traceability. Our fulfilment system automatically prioritizes picking items based on expiration dates (FEFO), ensuring compliance so your customers always receive the freshest possible products.
Merchants can designate lot products within the ShipBob dashboard, which triggers automated workflows for receiving, storage, and fulfilment to maintain accurate inventory controls and product traceability throughout the supply chain.
Unified multichannel inventory
ShipBob’s platform seamlessly syncs inventory across all your sales channels, making it easy to manage both DTC subscriptions and growing wholesale or retail demand from a single dashboard. With robust integrations for Shopify, BigCommerce, Amazon, and more, you can fulfil DTC orders and B2B shipments from one unified inventory pool, which helps eliminate stock imbalances and manual reconciliation.
Our automated inventory updates, bundling capabilities, and EDI-compliant B2B fulfilment ensure your products are always ready to ship, whether it’s a single subscription box or a pallet to a major retailer. Scale confidently with real-time visibility, flexible order routing, and expert support designed to help your brand thrive across every channel.
Global fulfilment and international shipping
ShipBob empowers brands to reach customers worldwide with a network of fulfilment centres across the U.S., UK, Europe, Australia, and Canada. By storing inventory closer to your customers, you can deliver orders faster and more affordably, while minimising the environmental impact of long-distance shipping.
Flexible DDP shipping options and partnerships with leading couriers also ensure a seamless, transparent experience for both you and your customers. With ShipBob, you can expand into new markets confidently, offering local delivery and a more sustainable supply chain.
Types of eco-friendly products that companies fulfil with ShipBob
- Kitchen and dining
- Reusable water bottles
- Stainless steel straws
- Reusable food storage wraps
- Reusable coffee cups
- Beauty and personal care
- Bamboo toothbrushes
- Natural deodorants
- Vegan skincare products
- Refillable beauty products
- Home and lifestyle
- Eco-friendly cleaning sprays
- Plant-based laundry detergent sheets
- Eco-friendly candles
- Biodegradable trash bags
- Fashion and accessories
- Reusable shopping bags
- Organic cotton tote bags
- Organic cotton face masks
- Recycled plastic sunglasses
- Stationery and paper goods
- Recycled paper notebooks
- Sustainable notebooks and journals
- Recycled paper greeting cards
- Plantable seed paper products
Success story: Food Huggers cuts shipping times and scales sustainably with ShipBob’s distributed fulfilment
Food Huggers creates award-winning reusable food storage solutions designed to reduce single-use plastic waste and keep food fresher for longer. As demand grew for their eco-friendly silicone products, Food Huggers needed a fulfilment partner that could deliver orders quickly across the U.S. while maintaining their commitment to sustainability.
By partnering with ShipBob, Food Huggers strategically distributed inventory across multiple fulfilment centres, significantly reducing shipping times and transportation emissions by shortening transit distances.
ShipBob’s support for custom branded, sustainable packaging ensured every order reflected their brand values, while real-time inventory visibility and seamless integrations allowed them to scale DTC and wholesale (B2B) operations efficiently. The result: faster delivery, lower shipping costs, and a more sustainable supply chain that aligned perfectly with their mission to help customers waste less.
Success story: Lucent Globe scaled U.S. delivery while absorbing a 10x order spike
Lucent Globe, an Australian eco-friendly home care brand, expanded into the U.S., and needed faster delivery and predictable costs at scale. They partnered with ShipBob to fulfil from multiple U.S. fulfilment centres and utilised the Inventory Placement Program to distribute inventory strategically closer to shoppers. This significantly reduced U.S. transit times, in line with industry expectations (from over 10 days to approximately 2 days), while improving the delivery experience.
When a campaign went viral, ShipBob seamlessly handled a 10x surge in orders overnight without missing a beat. With reliable operations and transparent pricing, the team gained time to focus on product and growth.
ShipBob services all customers benefit from
- Connectivity & integrations: ShipBob’s 50+ turnkey integrations with all major ecommerce channels and tools – including Shopify, Gorgias, Klaviyo, NetSuite, Loop, AfterShip, and more – enable you to grow your business smarter, faster, and stronger than ever before. In addition to the ShipBob App Store that lets you instantly connect your tech stack, you can also leverage ShipBob’s Develop API for custom builds.
- Transparent, cost-effective pricing: Unlike many 3PLs, ShipBob has easy-to-predict billing that makes it easy to plan for spend, without too many line items. ShipBob also negotiates rates with couriers and passes those savings on to you.
- Real-time visibility: Track shipments, orders, and inventory across locations from one dashboard. Manage one pool of inventory across sales channels and push stock levels back to your store so you don’t oversell.
- Full-stack fulfilment platform: With ShipBob, you get an all-in-one OMS, IMS, WMS, RMS, TMS, and analytics for a consolidated tech stack. ShipBob’s platform acts as a mini-ERP, being a single source of truth for your orders and inventory.
- Easy, comprehensive onboarding: We’ve onboarded thousands of ecommerce merchants and helped some of the fastest-growing brands scale effortlessly. Our implementation team sets you up for success with everything from configuring your ship options, to syncing your online store.
- Support for growth: ShipBob aims to be the last fulfilment partner you’ll need. Whether you’re shipping 1,000 orders per month or 200,000, we have you covered. With a large fulfilment network to scale into, new channels to expand into, and additional capabilities to tap into, you won’t outgrow ShipBob.
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How it works
How ShipBob goes from your online store to your customer’s door
1. Connect
Connect your store, import your products, then send us your inventory.
2. Store
We store your inventory in any combination of our fulfilment centers.
3. Ship
As soon as a customer places an order, we ship it from the nearest fulfilment centre.
FAQs about sustainable and eco-friendly fulfilment
Does ShipBob offer eco-friendly packaging options for my brand?
Yes, ShipBob’s Customisation Suite supports the use of your own sustainable, branded packaging materials and enables you to customise the unboxing experience using your preferred eco-friendly boxes and poly mailers. We also store your custom packaging as unique SKUs and use a box selection algorithm to choose optimally-sized packaging for every order, minimising waste.
How does ShipBob help reduce shipping-related carbon emissions?
ShipBob’s distributed fulfilment network allows you to store inventory closer to your customers, which strategically reduces shipping distances to facilitate faster delivery times, lower costs, and overall minimised carbon emissions.
What inventory management tools does ShipBob provide to prevent excess inventory and waste?
ShipBob offers real-time inventory analytics, automated replenishment recommendations, and detailed reporting to help you maintain optimised stock levels This helps reduce the risk of tying up capital in inventory that won’t sell and minimises waste.
Is ShipBob able to handle products with expiration dates or natural formulas?
Yes, ShipBob supports lot tracking and FEFO shipping, ensuring that products with lot codes and expiration dates are automatically prioritized to reduce waste and ensure customers receive the freshest possible products.
How does ShipBob balance fast shipping with sustainable practices?
By strategically distributing inventory across our global network of fulfilment centres, ShipBob enables faster delivery and reduced shipping zones, thereby minimising the environmental impact and costs associated with long-distance shipping.
Can ShipBob fulfil both DTC and wholesale orders for eco-friendly brands?
Yes, ShipBob’s platform integrates across all your sales channels, enabling you to manage DTC (including subscriptions) and wholesale (B2B/retail via solutions like EDI) orders from a single system that maintains a shared pool of inventory.
How can ShipBob help my brand expand internationally without increasing our carbon footprint?
With fulfilment centres in the U.S., UK, Europe, Australia, and Canada, ShipBob enables you to store inventory closer to international customers, reducing shipping distances and minimising costs, cross-border complexities, and associated emissions.
Is it cost-effective to use ShipBob’s sustainable fulfilment solutions?
Yes, ShipBob’s technology (including solutions like the Inventory Placement Program in the U.S.) optimises inventory allocation and order routing to minimise shipping zones and costs. This operational efficiency helps keep expenses down while aligning with goals like reducing transportation emissions.
Shipping costs are variable in nature, based on weight, dimensions, destination, service, and more. Request your custom quote here: https://www.shipbob.com/quote/.
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