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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

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A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source. San Andreas (2015) If California was a country, its $3.1 The actual volcano also triggered a series of tsunamis as far away as South America and Hawaii.

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Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019

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Columbus Day, a day set aside to celebrate the discovery of the New World by Europeans, has become a source of controversy. South Dakota renamed it ‘Native American Day’ in 1990, while Hawaii has called the holiday ‘Discoverers’ Day’ — in honor of the state’s Polynesian founders — since 1988. ”[2].

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

Worldwide coffee consumption is expected to triple by 2050 (from today’s impressive rate of 600 billion cups a year) while global coffee production is under threat from a variety of sources. Polystyrene cups — also known by the brand name Styrofoam — have already been pulled from Dunkin’ Donuts stores in California, Hawaii and New York.

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

Worldwide coffee consumption is expected to triple by 2050 (from today’s impressive rate of 600 billion cups a year) while global coffee production is under threat from a variety of sources. Polystyrene cups — also known by the brand name Styrofoam — have already been pulled from Dunkin’ Donuts stores in California, Hawaii and New York.

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Spotlight on trade agreements: IPEF, TPP, RCEP

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After years of negotiation, the TPP was signed by the President Obama in 2015—but never ratified (or rejected) by Congress. But knowing what might be over the horizon can help add strategic depth to long-term sourcing decisions in Asia—whether they involve India or Brunei or China or any other Asian nations.

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