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The Growing Necessity for Supply Chain Sustainability

If 2021 was the year companies innovated to overcome supply chain disruption, 2022 might be the one in which they create more sustainable networks.

The Supply Crisis Antidote? Digital 'Demand Chain' Management

Manufacturers and distributors can no longer afford to view the supply chain as a strictly internal function that stands apart from customers.

Empty shelves in a supermarket. Photo: Getty.

To Fight Modern Slavery, Start With Tier 2 Suppliers

Companies that lack supply chain visibility beyond first-tier suppliers can’t confirm if or where labor exploitation is occurring.

The Slavery Footprint app, created by Made in a Free World, generates estimates of an individual's reliance on slave labor from data on trafficked humans and labor-abuse rates at manufacturers and suppliers. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Are Companies Ready to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions in 2022?

Alan Holland, chief executive officer of Keelvar, describes the challenge of measuring the carbon emissions of suppliers in multi-tier global supply chains.

Are Companies Ready to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions in 2022?

Watch: How Can Supply Chains Embrace Sustainability?

A discussion about the key role that supply chains play in fighting climate change and ensuring sustainability in their operations, with two analysts from Accenture: Kris Timmermans, senior managing director of strategy consulting and supply chain and operations lead, and Matias Pollmann-Larsen, sustainability lead for supply chain and operations.

How Can Supply Chains Embrace Sustainability?

Many Climate Impact Disclosures Are a Sham. Here’s How We Fix Them.

The way in which climate-risk disclosures are currently made leads to inaccurate and misleading reports, with non-actionable metrics that are impossible to compare between companies.

A U.S. solar panel farm. Photo: Getty.

EU to Enforce ‘Ethical’ Supply Chain With Stiff New Fines

The European Union’s ethical supply chain rules are a “game changer” but must be backed by “dissuasive” sanctions, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said.

Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.

What Counterfeit Masks Have Taught Us About Supply Chain Visibility

Counterfeiting can happen to any company, especially those with poor supply chain visibility. How can brands and retailers ensure the authenticity of their products?

A white KN95 mask, which prevents the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Getty.

Unethical Firms Risk Massive Bills in EU Supply Chain Crackdown

Global firms from mining to fashion risk massive compensation payouts in a proposed European Union crackdown on human-rights abuses and environmental breaches set to be unveiled this week.

A close-up view of garments hanging in a store. Photo: Canva.

Can Blockchain Solve the Problem of Food Recalls?

Food-borne illnesses can be deadly. Yet when people hear about a food recall — even for something serious like E.coli — they usually determine whether or not they recently purchased that item and move on, not stopping to consider what the situation implies about the U.S. food supply chain.

A person slices uncooked salmon on a cutting board. Photo: Huy Phan/ Pexels.

Eight Ways Businesses Can Stop Child Labor in Their Supply Chains

Companies have been prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in an effort to meet stakeholder demands. As Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, however, this goal is becoming more difficult to meet.

Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Extending ESG Compliance Across the Entire Supply Chain

Brandon Owens, vice president sustainability with Insight Sourcing Group, describes the challenge of meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in global supply chains, especially with regard to measuring the carbon emissions of independent vendors and suppliers.

Extending ESG Compliance Across the Entire Supply Chain

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