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Are You Losing Millions Through Poor Supply Chain Tax Planning?

The supply chain is core to how your business is run and its costs, profit and growth. With the increasing globalization of business, variable taxes and duties across trading borders have a huge impact on overall cost, supplier sourcing, manufacturing strategies and distribution network structure.

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Demand for Natural Gas to Soar as Commitments to Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Grow

On Dec. 12, 2015, at the United Nations' 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, negotiators from nearly 200 countries signed an ambitious agreement aimed at stemming global warming.

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U.S. Senate Votes to Fund Infrastructure Improvements of Navigable Waterways

Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill by a wide margin of 90 to eight. It is the first appropriations legislation to pass the Senate this year, and it incorporates $6bn in funding for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency charged with maintenance and improvements to navigable waterways.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Bring 'Significant Positive' Impact, Retailers Say

The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a report from the National Retail Federation.

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Some Maritime Shippers Urge Industry to Set Emissions Goals Before Governments Step In

Disagreement among nations means no carbon emissions targets have been set for international shipping, but voices from within the industry are calling for global curbs to be set soon, before countries or regional blocs take matters into their own hands.

Analytics Enlisted to Help Combat Supply Chain Fraud

With supply chains offering a persistent source of fraud risk, a growing number of organizations are turning to analytics to understand and mitigate their exposures.

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Researchers Suggest New Way to Manage Potential Risk in Chemical Supply Chain

A new method to analyze and define chemical risk will make it easier and less expensive to manage potential risks, according to researchers who have published their approach in the journal Risk Analysis.

DHL Launches ACE-Compliant Customs Brokerage System

DHL Global Forwarding has launched its new internal U.S. customs brokerage-management system.

Steelworkers Union Ends Call to Limit U.S. Aluminum Imports

The United Steelworkers union has suspended indefinitely an unusual effort to push the United States government to restrict all aluminum imports after the campaign ran into opposition from aluminum companies, the Canadian government and even Canadian members of the union.

Dun & Bradstreet Issues Human Trafficking Risk Index

Dun & Bradstreet has made available the Human Trafficking Risk index.

Often-Overlooked Insurance Provision Helps Apparel Industry Defend Intellectual Property Suits

The intellectual property litigation trend in the fashion and apparel industry does not appear to be going out of style anytime soon. Fashion and apparel companies routinely face allegations of copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement.

A Cryptocurrency Makes a Bid for Legitimacy

Cryptocurrency: The very word suggests shady dealings. But a new purveyor of an alternative digital payment method - to put it in more mundane terms - is seeking to change that.

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