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Top Six Challenges to Establishing an Ethical Supply Chain

An ethical supply chain is only as good as its partners' ability to collaborate — and anticipate future challenges.

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Ensuring Supply for Restaurant Chain During COVID-19

Challenge: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a U.S. restaurant chain faced unprecedented factors and unknowns, creating product volatility within its supply chain.

Pandemic Shows a Low-Carbon Future in Dire Need of Batteries

Coronavirus has exposed a lack of investment in the big batteries crucial to unlocking solar and wind power.

Source: Bloomberg

Historic EU Recovery Plan Has Green Strings Attached

Meeting the climate-neutrality goal is a key pillar of a 750 billion-euro ($824 billion) economic recovery plan unveiled by the European Commission.

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Using Millions of Maggots to Slow Down Climate Change

Decomposing garbage in landfills produces about 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many countries have banned organic waste from them, so finding an alternative use for decomposing garbage is a business that’s becoming increasingly attractive.

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China’s Great Energy Shift Sets Mega Hybrid Projects in Motion

In China’s latest efforts to pit renewable energy against fossil fuels, it is again betting on size.

Source: Bloomberg

Why You Need Standards to Assess Supplier Compliance

Investors are increasingly pushing companies toward ethical and responsible behavior.

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Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables managing to increase output through the crisis.

Source: Bloomberg

When Will Blockchain Be Ready for the Supply Chain?

At a time when supply chains are fracturing as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, is blockchain the solution?

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FourKites Introduces Supply Chain Sustainability Dashboard

FourKites, a provider of predictive supply chain visibility, recently announced the availability of a free Sustainability Dashboard to provide customers with visibility into the environmental impact of their supply chain operations.

Ensuring Sustainability in E-Commerce Fulfillment

As consumer awareness of the environmental impact of online purchases grows, sustainability becomes a larger and a more strategic issue for supply-chain leaders.

Source: Bloomberg

Will Circular Economies Rise From the Pandemic’s Ashes?

Until the coronavirus started its march across the globe, 2020 looked to be the year when meaningful plastic-use restrictions would finally take hold.

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