Talking Logistics
MAY 8, 2013
The collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh last week , which killed at least 705 workers and injured thousands of others, has put a spotlight on a problem that plagues many supply chains: the use of slave labor. In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.
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Kinaxis
AUGUST 10, 2015
It’s based on California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which was passed in 2010. The new provision, which is part of the broader Modern Slavery Act enacted in March, will impact more than 12,000 UK companies whose global revenues each total more than 36 million pounds. So how is this going to solve the supply chain slavery issue?
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 25, 2016
I asked that question almost three years ago following the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured thousands of others. Compliance with a similar law passed in California back in 2010 is equally poor. Consumers, communities and businesses deserve better.”.
Logistics Bureau
JULY 26, 2021
Adidas: Vietnam is one of the countries benefitting most from Adidas’ drawn-out retreat from Chinese manufacturing, which has been underway since 2010. On the other, it’s unwise to underestimate the costs of switching procurement from one country to another. Germany’s Pullback From China.
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