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Podcast | Stitching Together the Physical and Digital Supply Chain

Every supply consists of two crucial elements: physical goods, and the digital systems that make it possible to move them. How can they be made in work in harmony?

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If Tesla Isn’t Good Enough for an ESG Index, Then Who Is?

Tesla Inc.’s removal this week from an industry benchmark index is raising new questions about what ESG actually means to investors.

A construction worker pushes a cart past Tesla Inc. Model 3 vehicles at the company's Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon Threatened Workers Over Union Vote, Labor Officials Find

U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to accuse Amazon.com Inc. of threatening staff that if they unionized it could propose paying them minimum wage and of punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday.

An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.

Vast Swath of U.S. at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns

A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply chain woes strain the electric grid.

The sun rises over power lines near Imperial, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Obsession With Cost Puts Supply Chains at Risk

Supply chain management strategies often center on a dominant but incomplete view of cost — to the exclusion of resilience.

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Is Your Supply Chain Telling a Different Story Than Your Brand?

A small tag on a t-shirt with an eco-friendly symbol might not seem noteworthy at first glance, but the tale behind that tag is a rich one.

A retail tag reads 'Eco Aware.' Photo: The Valeriia Miller Collection/ Canva.

Risk Management vs. Resilience: Here’s Why We Need Both

Let’s take a closer look at how companies can balance risk management and supply chain resilience — and what technology and transparency bring to the table.

Biden Invokes Emergency Powers to Try to Ease Formula Shortage

President Biden invoked emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to try and boost production of baby formula, while ordering the use of government planes for imports to alleviate shortages.

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Hospitals Ration CT Scans, Awaiting Dye From Shanghai GE Plant

Hospitals around the U.S. are postponing CT scans and rationing care while waiting on shipments of medical dye made in a Shanghai plant that just restarted production amid the city’s lockdown.

A radiologist analyzes CT scans of a patient's brain. Photo: Getty.

U.S., European Firms Rethink China Investment After Lockdowns

U.S. and European businesses are reconsidering their investments in China after the lockdown in Shanghai and restrictions in other cities caused major disruption to their operations.

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens during a House Financial Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Photo: Bloomberg.

Three Steps to Building Sustainable Supply Chains

With the expansion of global trade and evolution of omnichannel retail, supply chains have become increasingly critical, complicated and challenging, spotlighting the impact of globalization and fulfillment of commerce on the environment.

An online shopper opens a package. Photo: Mikhail Nilov/ Canva.

Four Steps to Developing a Scope 3 Emissions Program

It's a matter of when — not if — U.S. companies will be required to report carbon emissions, including those from their supply chains.

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