All supply chain articles
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WebcastMay 29 | Creating TPRM Stability in an Unsettled World
Wondering how new approaches to age-old regulations affect ethical business practices across your extended enterprise? What about how tariffs may impact your supply chain integrity, and how to best adapt your organization to accelerated shifts in business practices?
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PremiumWhat’s your risk appetite? EU firms grapple with ‘ridiculously complex’ ESG reporting rules
Discussions on the increasingly complex ESG rules in the EU were the crux of some conversations at Compliance Week Europe, a two-day conference in Amsterdam Oct. 15-16. The event brought together Compliance Week and its sister organization, the International Compliance Association, and more than 200 GRC professionals across industries.
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Resourcee-Book: Tips for TPRM, supply chain due diligence
Implementing a risk-based approach to third-party due diligence frees up compliance resources to be deployed efficiently and helps organizations meet the expectations of regulators.
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Resourcee-Book: Avoiding pitfalls of working in high-risk regions
The issues of working in high-risk regions have always been there, but recent dynamic events and circumstances have added unique challenges.
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Resourcee-Book: Thwarting risk in your company's Supply Chain
This e-Book explores the need for effective risk management in the company supply chain.
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ArticleA wake-up call in cyber supply-chain risk
Recent reports of a massive cyber-supply chain attack by Chinese spies on several U.S. companies’ servers have companies stressing about their own supply chain vulnerabilities.
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The supply chain risks-rewards of 3D printing
What was once science fiction is fast becoming practical risk management, especially when it comes to 3D printing. Supply chain leaders should keep pace with technology.
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ArticleHow DICK’s Sporting Goods manages responsible sourcing
A successful sourcing program is about more than conducting audits and taking corrective action. It’s about executing an enterprise-wide risk strategy.
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3M’s John Ostergren on supply chain, third-party risk management
Smart companies understand which risks to take on in the interest of growth and which ones must be shunned, says John Ostergren, director of environment, health and safety at 3M.
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Third-Party Risk Management Summit takes a deep dive
Get a recap of the Third-Party Risk Management and Oversight Summit, hosted by Financial Risk Associates and Compliance Week, which took an in-depth look at what companies are doing to manage third-party risks both on the sales and supply chain sides.
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OECD releases guidance to ensure responsible business conduct in garment industry
Neil Hodge offers a look at guidance from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development meant to help businesses in the garment industry identify and mitigate risk in their supply chains.
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New report offers risk profile of ‘supplier employees’
Companies that provide goods and services to a larger company have got some specific ethics challenges of their own, Jaclyn Jaeger writes.
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ArticleBuilding a resilient global supply chain
Global supply chain risk has climbed to record levels. Jaclyn Jaeger reports on how one global company is working to bullet-proof its supply chain risk management program.
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ArticleBrexit uncertainty forcing review of supply chains
Jaclyn Jaeger looks at the results of a recent survey from the Institute of Supply Chain Management to answer whether supply chain executives fear Brexit will have a negative financial effect on their companies.
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Free trade agreements create compliance headaches
Free trade agreements potentially offer significant cost savings to companies, but managed ineffectively they also pose huge compliance risk. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Compliance Map tracks country of origin in complex supply chains
The Compliance Map, a developer of environmental compliance software and supply chain solutions, has launched the Compliance Map Origin Determination Module, designed to simplify origin tracking within a complex manufacturing supply chain.
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Beyond complying with the Modern Slavery Act
Companies troubling over how to report due diligence procedures on eliminating human trafficking under the U.K. Modern Slavery Act have been given some help. A new guide from U.K.-based civil society organizations advises companies on how to embed such procedures into their reports. Although the reports are certainly important, says ...
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ArticleMitigating third-party risks
Most companies by now understand the escalating risks that third parties pose to their business and are ramping up their third-party risk management efforts accordingly. Even still, many struggle with how to achieve full transparency into the breadth and depth of their third parties, exposing themselves to significant legal and ...
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Defense Dept. Steps Up Standards on IT Supply Chain Risk
Image: The Defense Department is taking a harder look at supply chain risks posed by government contractors who provide IT products and services, so compliance officers at those businesses should prepare to review how supply chain risks might affect eligibility to bid on future contracts. “This fits into the government’s ...
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New U.K. Law Turns Up Heat on Human Trafficking Transparency
Image: Companies doing business in the United Kingdom, take note: a new law in the country establishes new disclosure obligations about what you’re doing to tackle slavery and human trafficking in your operations, as well your supply chain. “Companies should start preparing to ensure compliance with the legislation as soon ...