A new benchmark report published by sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis provides a comprehensive analysis of the corporate social responsibility performance of more than 30,000 companies around the world.
Supply Chain
Posted inData Privacy
Proactive approach needed in today’s cyber-crime environment
An expert sheds light on behavioral science-driven solutions that help businesses prepare for a breach before it happens.
Posted inSanctions
Reports: Huawei dangles incentives to overcome U.S. sanctions
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is reportedly offering cash rewards to employees aiding its struggle against significant U.S. sanctions.
Posted inTechnology
Volvo becomes latest company to join Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network
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.
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.
Posted inSupply Chain
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.
Posted inSupply Chain
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.
