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How Plastic Bottles From Haiti End Up In Your Boots: Timberland X Thread on Open Sourcemap

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Thread International weaves fabric from plastic bottles collected in Haiti and Honduras - providing income opportunities to nearly four thousand people and diverting two hundred tons of plastic from waste streams. This Spring Timberland is launching two footwear products built using Thread post-consumer recycled fabric.

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Latest Track Shows Hurricane Matthew Threatening East Coast Supply Chains

Supply Chain 24/7

The strongest storm to hit Haiti in half a century is making its way to the U.S., and while landfall is not expected for another 24 hours, supply chains are likely to feel the impact of the weather catastrophe soon.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

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by Dr. Madhav Durbha As supply chain professionals, we can grow insular in our thinking, as on a day-to-day basis we risk confining ourselves narrowly to our domain of responsibility or solving challenges specific to our regions. The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity.

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Profiles in Leadership: Chef José Andrés

Enterra Insights

“However, it’s his humanitarian efforts that can teach us a lot about supply chain management.”[1] He spent two weeks in Haiti, setting up more than a dozen solar-powered cooking setups throughout the island and teaching residents how to use them. When he returned, he met with Robert Egger, head of D.C. .”

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Hurricane Matthew: What You Need to Know

Elementum

The Flooding, high winds, and serious rainfall have killed over 280 people in Haiti, and one in Florida. While many retailers stocked up on important supplies ahead of time, Haiti is facing extreme shortages of emergency goods, and some regions in the US are facing shortages of water and propane. Supply Chain Strategies.

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A Lesson From Dell: Ocean Trash & Your Supply Chain

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The company started the project in 2016 by collecting plastic waste on the beaches in Haiti. Dell's new supply chain has a duo feature, both removing waste from the oceans and preventing more trash from entering their waters. Recycling has been shown in many studies to reduce cost throughout a supply chain.

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World Food Day 2023

Enterra Insights

With households in emerging economies spending an average of 25% of their budgets on food — up to 40% in sub-Saharan Africa and 60% in Haiti — rising inflation is placing families in a desperate situation and perpetuating the cycle of generational poverty, especially the cycle of rural poverty.”

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