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Time to Wipe Out Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains

It's tough enough stopping the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How about attacking the larger issue of human trafficking throughout the supply chain?

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Autonomous Vehicles Could Reduce Windfarm Costs

A collaboration between Heriot-Watt University's Ocean Systems Laboratory and the Smart Systems Group has received funding to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore windfarms.

SAP: Lenovo's 'Disciplined' Supply Chain Drives Global Leadership

"Lenovo's been the number one PC company for over three years now," says Gerry Smith, an executive vice president at Lenovo and president of its Data Center Group, in a recent video.

Siemens Completes 'Key Test' of 3D-Printed Gas-Turbine Blades

German engineering group Siemens has run a successful test of power generation gas turbine blades produced wholly by metal-based 3D printing by U.K.-based Materials Solutions, which it bought last year.

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Sustainable Procurement Driving Revenue, Report Says

Fortune 500 firms are not only investing heavily to ensure sustainability and CSR are ingrained across procurement and the supply chain but are also seeing major returns on this spend, according to a report.

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Singapore to Expand Green Technology, Intelligent Shipping Systems

DNV GL and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed an MOU to further innovation in intelligent shipping systems. The renewed MOU extends an earlier collaboration for another three years and expands it to now include autonomous technologies, intelligent shipping and data analytics.

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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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FedEx Pushes for Infrastructure Fix as Trump Weighs Investment

The growth of e-commerce is putting enormous new demands on U.S. highways, airports and other infrastructure, which must be modernized with sustainable funding, FedEx Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Frederick Smith said.

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.

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.

U.K. Offshore Wind Costs Fall Nearly a Third in Four Years

The cost of producing electricity from wind farms off the coast of Britain has fallen 32 percent in the past four years, meeting a government target four years early, an industry report said.

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