BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Supply Chain ManagementHow China Won Trump’s Trade War and Got Americans to Foot the BillPresident Trump famously tweeted that “trade wars are good, and easy to win” in 2018 as he began to impose tariffs on about $360 billion of imports from China. Turns out he was wrong on both counts.January 13, 2021Supply Chain VisibilityU.K. to Fine Firms That Hide Chinese Imports From Uighur LaborCompanies with an annual turnover of more than 36 million pounds ($49 million) will have to publish a supply-chain transparency report or face fines.January 13, 2021Food & BeverageGlobal Food Prices at Six-Year High Are Set to Keep On ClimbingGlobal food prices reached a six-year high in December and are likely to keep rising into 2021, adding to pressure on household budgets while hunger surges around the world.January 13, 2021SC Finance & Revenue ManagementBiodiversity, Supply Chain Rank Among Biggest ESG Themes in 2021In a year when the pandemic sent the world into a tailspin, there was a silver lining for the world of ESG investing.January 12, 2021Global Supply Chain ManagementChip Shortage Hits Global AutomakersA semiconductor shortage is pinching some of the world’s biggest auto manufacturers, costing Nissan, Honda, Ford and more production for a range of cars.January 11, 2021All LogisticsShip Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Green Fuel to UseOrders fell almost 10% in 2019 and then more than 50% in 2020 to the lowest in at least two decades, IHS Markit data show. If activity doesn’t pick up, that could lead to a dearth of vessels and a spike in freight rates in a few years.January 8, 2021Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityTen Ways Renewable Energy’s Boom Year Will Shape 2021Even after COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy.January 7, 2021HealthcareU.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, MessagingAs the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies.January 7, 2021High-Tech/ElectronicsApple Supplier Expects Half a Billion 5G Phones This YearMurata Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest maker of ceramic capacitors for Apple and other smartphone brands, expects demand for fifth-generation wireless devices to surpass 500 million handsets in the coming fiscal year — building on a rush to replace Huawei in the global consumer arena.January 6, 2021All TechnologySlave Labor Discovered Among Brazil’s Top Beef Supply ChainsA few feeder farms to some of Brazil’s top beef producers have used slave labor, according to a new report, adding urgency to government and corporate promises to clean up the meat supply chain.January 5, 2021Previous PagePage 237 of 357Next Page
