The GuardianMore from The GuardianHR & Labor ManagementOver 400,000 People Living in Modern Slavery in U.S., Report FindsMore than 400,000 people could be living in “modern slavery” in the U.S., a condition of servitude broadly defined in a new study as forced and state-imposed labor, sexual servitude and forced marriage.July 25, 2018Business Strategy AlignmentHow This Plastic-Free Town Became Britain's FirstEmily Kavanaugh is standing in her skincare-product shop, Pure Nuff Stuff, on Chapel Street. The narrow lane leads down towards the Jubilee pool, the triangular lido that juts like a ship’s prow into the sea from Penzance. “Here, try one,” Kavanaugh says, handing me a piece of packing material.July 19, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementRobot Workers Will Lead to Surge in Slavery in Southeast Asia, Report FindsRobots will slash millions of jobs and create an upswing in trafficking and slavery across south-east Asia, research claims.July 16, 2018Business Strategy AlignmentIs Bezos Holding Seattle Hostage? The Cost of Being Amazon's HomeHowever they see Amazon, for good or ill, residents of the fastest-growing city in the U.S. largely agree on the price Seattle has paid to be the home of the megacorporation: surging rents, homelessness, traffic-clogged streets, overburdened public transport, an influx of young men in polo shirts and a creeping uniformity rubbing against the city’s counterculture.July 6, 2018All LogisticsGeneral Motors Warns Trump: Tariffs Could Lead to 'Smaller GM' and Fewer JobsGeneral Motors warned on Friday that expansive U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles being considered by the Trump administration could lead to “a smaller GM” and risks isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.July 2, 2018All Technology'Brexit Is Scaring Businesses to Death': Two Experts Debate the DataTwo former members of Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee discuss the outlook as industry warns of job losses.June 27, 2018All TechnologyASOS Pledges to Ban Mohair, Cashmere and Silk From 2019Animal welfare in fashion has had a huge boost last week. Asos — the second biggest clothing site in the U.K., with 64.4 million visitors in the six months to May 2018 — has pledged to ban silk, mohair, cashmere and feathers from its site from January 2019. In addition, products using down, teeth and bone — including mother-of-pearl, which is taken from the shell of some molluscs — also fall under the planned ban.June 25, 2018Global LogisticsSummer Barbecue Threat: U.K. Meat Packers and Beer Makers Are Facing a Carbon Dioxide ShortageWorld Cup barbecues may be under threat as beers, fizzy drinks and meat producers warn of potential shortages caused by a lack of CO2.June 21, 2018All TechnologyGreen Energy Storage: Siemens Pilots the Use of AmmoniaA chemical compound commonly used to boost crop yields could be the answer to helping the world increase its consumption of renewable energy.June 19, 2018All LogisticsU.S. Olive Tariffs Already Hurting Spanish Producers, Says EUThe European commission has said the “simply unacceptable” imposition of high tariffs by the U.S. on Spanish olives is already having a major effect on producers in southern Spain.June 15, 2018Previous PagePage 3 of 13Next Page
