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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

Companies in every industry are focusing on operating more sustainably and embracing environmental stewardship — and with good reason. to the recent devastating floods in Pakistan , we’re witnessing a series of natural and humanitarian crises unfold as a result of global warming. From raging wildfires in the Western U.S.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

You see that as well in the actual distribution centre networks. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. With digital twins, we can then feed other data sources through our model and start to predict scenarios like this.

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What is the True Cost of Sustainable Apparel from Bangladesh? Insights from Harvard “Sustainable Models for the Apparel Industry” Conference

NC State SCRC

Rejaul is from Bangladesh, and is working on his PhD in the College of Textiles at NC State University, and is passionate on the subject of sustainable apparel from his home country. What are the major facts inhibiting the Bangladesh apparel industry in being safe and sustainable? During the Conference, Prof. In support of that, Prof.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

In just the first two months of the war, over 4 million tons of wheat have been taken off the global market , with the largest importers of Ukrainian wheat—Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Morocco—facing potentially significant food shortages later in the year.

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AI and Climate Change, Can Technology Save The Planet, and What’s Next for Green City Vancouver

Freightera

I grew up there, but also spent some time in Saudi Arabia, and because my family is from Pakistan, I spent some time there too. What I saw is that resources can be distributed in such different ways. So, my purpose became sustainability which is about not wasting and ensuring that we have enough for everyone, now and in the future.