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Illegal Fishing, Harm to Amazon Forest Are Linked to Tax Havens, Study Says

Scientists called this week for greater transparency over the use of tax havens by companies involved in activities that have harmed the world’s oceans and the Amazon rainforest.

Clothes From a Petri Dish: $700M Company May Have Cracked the Code on Spider Silk

Dan Widmaier, cofounder and CEO of Bolt Threads, dons a white lab coat with his name and the numeral one — for employee number one — on the back before opening a door to the company’s lab. Inside, Widmaier and his cofounders, David Breslauer and Ethan Mirsky, are growing artificial spider silk, something that scientists around the world have been trying to do for decades.

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California Could Reshape Pot Rules As Shaky Supply Chain Struggles

The nation’s largest legal marijuana market is struggling.

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Global Food Companies Test IBM’s Blockchain for Traceability

Over the past year, a group of top global retailers and food companies have been working with IBM on testing blockchain technology to improve traceability in their supply chains. The companies include Nestlé, Unilever and Walmart.

Opinion: Supply Chains and Trade War (Very Wonkish)

The invaluable IGM Forum poses policy questions to a representative panel of economists. The goal is to provide a snapshot of the professional consensus on various issues, which is important because advocacy groups — mainly on the right — combined with media “balance” often conveys the impression of division where there really isn’t any.

Both Sides of Brexit Can Finally Agree: It’s a Joke

Here is how the companies Bloomberg is following through the Brexit process describe the divorce: “omnishambles,” “farcical” and “a joke.” And that includes the company whose chief favors leaving the European Union.

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Here's What Successful Supply Chains Have in Common

Customer expectations are continuously evolving, and every business wants to innovate and differentiate itself to grow revenue without compromising margins. A customer experience-driven supply chain is an absolute necessity toward achieving these seemingly divergent goals.

Brazil's Farmers Dump Sugar for Soy As Trade War Boosts Chinese Demand

Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.

Walmart Aims for Zero Landfill by 2025

Walmart is focused on delivering zero waste to landfill from its key global operations by 2025, the global retailer has said.

Big Tech's New Alliance Is Good News for the Health of A.I.

Some of the biggest tech giants Monday agreed to build health care products that use a common set of standards in order to make it easier to share medical data across hospitals. What’s more, these are open standards and specifications aimed at encouraging “frictionless data exchange.”

How Fashion Retailer H&M Is Betting on Big Data and A.I. to Regain Profitability

Recent years of lackluster performance and the most significant profit drop in six years has fast-fashion retailer H&M looking for a road to profitability.

Learning From Corruption Risk in Oil and Gas

A glance at international headlines in the compliance field reveal the reality that oil and gas companies seem to find themselves embroiled in corruption investigations more often than other industries. Those new to the compliance world may wonder why this is the case.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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