The Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network announced its digital supply chain for cobalt has moved beyond pilot phase and is progressing toward use in live production computing environments from spring 2020, just as Volvo joins as its newest member.
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Posted inEthics & Culture
Oxfam slams U.K. supermarkets over worker abuses in supply chains
In an effort to cut costs and raise revenue, U.K. supermarkets are endangering employees with such abuses as a lack of toilets, unsafe drinking water, and illnesses resulting from exposure to pesticides, says a new report from Oxfam.
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Assent Compliance to expand to Amsterdam, Malaysia
Assent Compliance announced it is continuing its worldwide expansion with new regional hubs in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Penang, Malaysia.
Posted inSanctions
How industries are responding to the escalating U.S.-China trade war
While the escalating tit-for-tat trade war and increasing tariff rate hikes between the U.S. and China cannot be controlled, proactive companies are learning to swing with the punches—from diversifying their supply chains to shifting their production lines elsewhere.
Posted inTechnology
Blockchain: The new frontier for supply chain risk management
A new pilot project currently being explored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has enlisted IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart to help determine how to incorporate blockchain into pharmaceutical supply chains.
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E2open completes Amber Road acquisition
E2open, a supply chain software solutions provider, announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Amber Road.
Posted inRisk Management, Supply Chain, Surveys & Benchmarking
Top 10 supply chain risks for 2019
Natural disasters, droughts, port disruptions, cargo theft, and industrial fires are some of the top supply-chain risks that should keep executives and chief risk officers on their toes in 2019, according to a new risk report.
Posted inEthics & Culture
The reputation-shredding scourge of human trafficking
Recent headlines, sparked by a billionaire’s alleged bad choices, should serve as a reminder of the brand damage companies could face from their involvement in human trafficking and the use, intentional or otherwise, of slave and child labor.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Global Slavery Index: U.S. has most at-risk imports among G20
The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods at risk of being produced through modern slavery among G20 countries, followed by Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index.
Posted inRisk Management
Risk mitigation strategies amid U.S.-China trade tensions
Tensions between the United States and China are forcing many companies to reassess their trade compliance programs in addition to their supply-chain risk mitigation strategies.
