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Boosting CSR Objectives Through Smarter Procurement

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), a commitment to meeting or exceeding ethical, legal and commercial public expectations, not only helps make the world a better place, but is also increasingly critical to business results.

Aerial view of a landfill. Photo: Tom Fisk/ Pexels.

Carriers Push Back as Biden, Congress Take On Ocean Shipping

President Biden is taking on the concentrated market power of ocean shipping companies, although officials at the agency overseeing the industry indicated they lack any evidence of wrongdoing.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Truckers Say This Is the Worst Time for Biden’s Plan to Cut Emissions

President Biden is close to proposing new limits on nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks that environmentalists say are long overdue. But the industry says the timing couldn’t be worse as it fights a driver shortage and supply chain woes.

Exhaust pipes on a truck. Photo: Getty.

Podcast | The Real-World Impact of the Infrastructure Bill

The $1.2 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden late last year has been heralded by some as the solution to the problem of how to repair and expand the nation’s crumbling and antiquated system of roads, rails, ports, airports and waterways. One can only hope.

Vehicles pass over a bridge at dusk. Photo: Henrik Jonsson/ Canva.

Watch: How Can Supply Chains Embrace Sustainability?

A discussion about the key role that supply chains play in fighting climate change and ensuring sustainability in their operations, with two analysts from Accenture: Kris Timmermans, senior managing director of strategy consulting and supply chain and operations lead, and Matias Pollmann-Larsen, sustainability lead for supply chain and operations.

How Can Supply Chains Embrace Sustainability?

Many Climate Impact Disclosures Are a Sham. Here’s How We Fix Them.

The way in which climate-risk disclosures are currently made leads to inaccurate and misleading reports, with non-actionable metrics that are impossible to compare between companies.

A U.S. solar panel farm. Photo: Getty.

EU to Enforce ‘Ethical’ Supply Chain With Stiff New Fines

The European Union’s ethical supply chain rules are a “game changer” but must be backed by “dissuasive” sanctions, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said.

Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.

Banks Freeze Millions in Truck Convoy Funds Under Trudeau Edict

The measures approved Monday are meant to cut off funding to protest leaders and to pressure trucking companies to prevent their semis from being used again in blockades.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of the media in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario. Photo: Bloomberg.

Unethical Firms Risk Massive Bills in EU Supply Chain Crackdown

Global firms from mining to fashion risk massive compensation payouts in a proposed European Union crackdown on human-rights abuses and environmental breaches set to be unveiled this week.

A close-up view of garments hanging in a store. Photo: Canva.

Trudeau Maintains State of Emergency After Blockade Dispersed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will retain emergency powers for at least a few more days because of ongoing threats, even after police cleared all blockades across the country.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest against vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario. Photo: Bloomberg.

Can Blockchain Solve the Problem of Food Recalls?

Food-borne illnesses can be deadly. Yet when people hear about a food recall — even for something serious like E.coli — they usually determine whether or not they recently purchased that item and move on, not stopping to consider what the situation implies about the U.S. food supply chain.

A person slices uncooked salmon on a cutting board. Photo: Huy Phan/ Pexels.

Truckers Defy Trudeau's Crackdown as Canada Freezes Assets

Truckers who have paralyzed Canada's capital in their outcry against vaccine mandates are ready to risk their trucks being impounded and bank accounts frozen in defiance of Prime Minister Trudeau's effort to clear protests with an emergency law.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

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