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DNV: Oil and Gas Industry Finding 'New Normal'

DNV GL has released its annual oil and gas industry benchmark study, and the survey of 700 industry executives and professionals found that confidence is at roughly the same level as last year, with about one third of respondents expecting growth in 2017.

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CargoNet: More Than $100M in U.S. Cargo Theft Last Year

In 2016, 1,614 records of cargo theft, heavy commercial vehicle theft, supply chain fraud, and other intelligence events across the United States and Canada were logged by analytics company CargoNet. More than 800 of those records involved cargo theft, the company said.

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Supply Chain Audits Lack Legal Weight, NGO Says

Auditing firms need to be held legally liable for incidents of worker abuse or health and safety failings that they fail to uncover, a human rights NGO has said.

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In Advance of Earnings Calls, Apparel Brands Face the 'Trump Question'

What to say? As corporate chieftains prepare for a round of no doubt excruciatingly painful fourth-quarter conference calls with Wall Street, they find themselves on unusually uncertain ground.

Bosch, Cisco, BNY Mellon, Others Launch New Blockchain Consortium

Cisco Systems Inc, Bosch Ltd and several other companies, have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve "internet of things" applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology.

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U.S. Trade Policy: Taking a New Direction, or Mired in Chaos?

With the new Administration less than two weeks old, U.S. trade policy is in a state of extreme uncertainty, if not chaos. So where do we go from here?

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Millennials Increase Demand for Responsible, Sustainable Free Trade

Millennials are a diverse generation in the United States. The share of foreign-born members of the generation has increased from 6 to 15 percent over the previous generation, a rise of 150 percent. Combined with globalization trends, millennials in this country are more internationally connected than their parents, driving up our desire to travel and explore different cultures, and increasing our demand for foreign-made products.

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Holding Supply Chains Accountable for Carbon Emissions Saves Money, CDP Reports

A sustainable supply chain will result in a lot fewer carbon emissions, reports CDP, which looked at 89 supply chain members that cut those heat-trapping emissions by 434 million tons in 2016.

Procurement Salaries to Rise 10 Percent in 2017, Survey Says

Procurement professionals can expect to see pay rises averaging 10 percent in 2017, according to a salary survey.

PETA Helps Vegan Fashion Designers See the Path to Future Growth

As the vegan lifestyle merges into the mainstream, fashion designers who appeal to that market strive to grow their business to the next level with venture capital and an organized supply chain. At a panel hosted by PETA in Los Angeles, designers from Vaute Couture, Delikate Rayne, Nicora Shoes and Susi Studio shared their strategies for sticking to their ethos of eschewing animal-based products while tapping into conventional business practices adopted by the apparel industry.

'Made in America' Strategy Isn't Enough to Shield Toyota From Trump

When Trump administration appointee Wilbur Ross sat for a hearing on his commerce secretary nomination, one name kept coming up: Toyota. A senator from Vice President Mike Pence's home state asked to be reassured trade reforms wouldn't compromise Indiana jobs. Another from Mississippi said he was "tickled to death" Corollas are built in his state.

Activists Are Most Likely to Target These Types of Firms, Study Says

With the uncertainty that accompanies any changing of the guard in Washington, businesses and the stock market can get nervous. This year, however, the uncertainty is intensified by deep partisan discord among politicians, who have the power to alter the business landscape through policy, as well as citizens, who may turn to activism in an effort to have their voices heard.

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