BloombergMore from BloombergSustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityCalifornia’s New Summer Normal Means Using Less Water and ElectricityPower grid managers have sent urgent pleas on the past few days — begging residents to cut their electricity use to stave off blackouts. These calls are becoming a standard part of the summer, as residents are forced to adapt their lifestyles to the changing climate.July 13, 2021All LogisticsTop U.S. Ship Regulator Pledges to Keep Pressure on CarriersPresident Biden’s targeting of shipping lines in a crackdown on uncompetitive industries should be welcome news to American companies paying record-high rates for ocean freight, a market that a growing number of importers complain is dominated by just a few big players.July 11, 2021Global Supply Chain ManagementLithium Nationalism Is Taking Root in Region With Most ResourcesPoliticians in Latin America, a region that accounts for more than half the world’s lithium resources, are looking to increase the role of the state in an industry that’s crucial for weaning the world off fossil fuels.July 9, 2021HR & Labor ManagementPay Up to Stay Home Is One Company’s Approach to Remote WorkDisco Corp., a Japanese maker of semiconductor equipment, has a novel approach to remote work — those who choose to stay home pay the colleagues who brave the commute to show up in the office.July 9, 2021Inventory Planning/OptimizationLiquidators Become Shopkeepers to Peddle Pandemic’s Unsold GoodsHilco Global and Gordon Brothers Group typically come on the scene when it’s time to run going-out-of-business sales and shutter stores. In a sign of just how much the pandemic has turned the retail business on its head, they’ve started opening them.July 8, 2021All LogisticsShipping Chaos Kills 1,800 Cows, Fueling Calls for Animal BanThe pandemic has worsened conditions for the roughly 2 billion cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens that are exported each year, and epidemiologists have joined the calls for reform.July 8, 2021All LogisticsEgypt Waves Goodbye to Suez Canal Saga With Payoff and a PartyFor a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt is reserving rather special treatment for the Ever Given.July 7, 2021All LogisticsBipartisan House Group Backs Biden-Senate Infrastructure DealA bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Tuesday publicly endorsed President Biden’s $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Republican and Democratic senators, giving the compromise fresh momentum at the start of a crucial month for the administration’s agenda.July 6, 2021All TechnologyMass Ransomware Hack Used IT Software Flaws, Researchers SayNew findings differentiate the latest mass ransomware attack — which affected more than 1,000 businesses — from other recent assaults on the software supply chain.July 5, 2021All LogisticsIndustry Bosses See Price Hikes as Shortages Hamper ReboundEuropean companies are pushing up prices as supply disruptions lift costs and hamper their ability to match surging demand, according to executives.July 5, 2021Previous PagePage 217 of 357Next Page
