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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. “Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. average of the three months of Q3, declined 1.5 percentage point drop from the average of Q1.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. That represented a 2.3 value reported in July.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Considerable weakness was noted for both Germany (a 38 month low) and Austria (a 39 month low) in July, both reporting the lowest PMI values in this sector. In the dependent region of the United Kingdom , the S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI® deepened to a seven month low of 45.3

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Austria was indicated as the worst performer, followed by Germany and France. Commenting on the November data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. reflecting a 1.1

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GrandVision: “We are changing completely as we become demand driven”

Supply Chain Movement

Many of these stores are recognised under banners such as Apollo-Optik in Germany, Générale d’Optique and GrandOptical in France, Pearle in the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria and Vision Express in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, the Middle East and India to name just a few.

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Exciting New Additions to AIM10x Executive Network

o9 Solutions

Chris was named as the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region’s top-ranking Supply Chain Executive in June 2018. Very recently, Chris was appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to oversee Britain’s Food Supply Chain as a response to the COVID-19 supply chain challenges.